A grand illusion is a film about the social construct and our relationships in it.
While its characters aren't the most interesting ones, the themes and how the film approaches them is interesting and there for the character are a bit better.
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Grand Illusion
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
6/4/1937Runtime
114 minsOverview
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
FrenchBudget
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$172,885Homepage
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How It Feels
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A meditative portrait of men stripped of their rank by captivity, finding common ground across class lines in a prison camp. The film moves between moments of tenderness and tension, ultimately asking what truly divides us when survival is at stake.
Mood
MelancholicContemplativeBittersweet
Themes
ClassFriendshipRedemptionWar
Tone
Tender
Pacing
Meditative
Look
NaturalisticPainterly
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Jean Gabin
Le lieutenant Maréchal
Pierre Fresnay
Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marcel Dalio
Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Dita Parlo
Elsa
Julien Carette
Cartier, l'acteur
Gaston Modot
L'ingénieur
Georges Péclet
Le serrurier
Werner Florian
Le sergent Arthur
Jean Dasté
L'instituteur
Sylvain Itkine
Le lieutenant Demolder
Jacques Becker
L'officier anglais
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