Grand Illusion
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Grand Illusion
November 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:10 pm
(NR) France – 1 hr 53 min – with subtitles
1937 · d. Jean Renoir
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Starring Jean Gabin, Erich von Stroheim, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Marcel Dalio
Jean Renoir’s humanist masterpiece was borrowed from by Casablanca, dubbed “Cinema Public Enemy No. 1” by the Nazis, and declared worth preserving “on the ark” by Orson Welles. As WWI decimates Europe, three French soldiers in a German POW camp strike up a camaraderie with their captors.
The Thursday, November 2 screening will be presented in conjunction with a Cinema Classics Seminar, taught by Jennifer Fleeger, Ph.D. On this date, seating for screening-only attendees will begin at 7:00 pm. Just want to see the film? Purchase your tickets from this page.