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La Grande Illusion

Movie · 1937 · 124 min

A humane, quietly moving war story that balances camaraderie and loss with gentle irony and warmth.

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1937 film by Jean Renoir
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Year
1937
Runtime
124 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • class
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • freedom
Places
  • prison
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jean Renoir
Written by
Jean Renoir, Charles Spaak
Starring
Jean Gabin, Erich von Stroheim, Jacques Becker, Pierre Fresnay, Dita Parlo, Marcel Dalio, Gaston Modot, Julien Carette
Music
Joseph Kosma
Cinematography
Christian Matras
Runtime
124 min
Country
France
Languages
French, German, English, Russian

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