Overview

This is an extended analysis of the film, from different perspectives. The first half is largely a discussion of the cinematic technique, with key sequences analyzed shot by shot. The second half approaches the film from many other angles, including its history, the critical reception, Renoir's life and career, and film theory, e.g., film in relation to music. A case is made that Renoir's career was inconsistent, especially after La Regle du jeu but also during the 1930s. And rather than emphasizing the humanist, anti-war thrust of La Grande Illusion, the film is approached as a work of art that is deeply expressive cinematically.

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Author:   Nicholas Macdonald
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780786462704

ISBN 10:   0786462701
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   22 November 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface: Beware the Trojan Horse Part I: The Film  1. The Blowup in the Mountains       2. La Grande Illusion: A Misplaced Classic  3. French Air Base/German Canteen  4. The Film’s Structure  5. Aspects of Style  6. Hallbach  7. Wintersborn (the Opening)  8. Themes and Relationships  9. Maréchal and Boeldieu 10. Boeldieu and Rauffenstein 11. Elsa’s Farm 12. FIN: The Swiss Border Part II: Around the Film 13. La Grande Illusion: A History      14. The Road Not Taken... 15. ...and the End of the Journey 16. An “Anti” Anti-War Film 17. The Art of Collaboration 18. Other Takes, Different Angles Part III: The Director 19. Jean Renoir: A Biographical Sketch 20. Peaks, Valleys and Slippery Slopes (1936–1939) 21. Revenge of the Treatment: Le Caporal épinglé (1962) Part IV: Coda 22. Film as Film—and the Music Within      23. The Director Among Directors 24. 24 Frames Per Second, Forever Appendix A. Title Credits Appendix B. The Story Appendix C. Breakdown of Shots Filmography of Jean Renoir Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

exciting reading and photographs...comprehensive examination of this fascinating motion picture --M.G. Paregian, Publisher; This is a rare and valuable work...I urge you to read Macdonald's book --David Thomson, The New Republic; Macdonald gives us an admirably documented and extensively illustrated treatment of the film.... His scholarship is thorough, with a meticulous break-down of shots and detailed notes on all the major figures involved with the film, in front of or behind the camera...recommend --Oxford University Press Journals French Studies; a well-documented and extensively-illustrated treatment of the film...recommend it --French Studies; Macdonald tracks the issues of the film very closely, adds several surprises, and makes us wish the film was more available --ProtoView; exciting reading...comprehensive --M.G. Paregian, Publisher.

“exciting reading and photographs...comprehensive examination of this fascinating motion picture”—M.G. Paregian, Publisher; “This is a rare and valuable work...I urge you to read Macdonald’s book”—David Thomson, The New Republic; “Macdonald gives us an admirably documented and extensively illustrated treatment of the film.... His scholarship is thorough, with a meticulous break-down of shots and detailed notes on all the major figures involved with the film, in front of or behind the camera...recommend”—Oxford University Press Journals French Studies; “a well-documented and extensively-illustrated treatment of the film...recommend it”—French Studies; “Macdonald tracks the issues of the film very closely, adds several surprises, and makes us wish the film was more available”—ProtoView; “exciting reading...comprehensive”—M.G. Paregian, Publisher.

exciting reading and photographs...comprehensive examination of this fascinating motion picture --M.G. Paregian, Publisher; This is a rare and valuable work...I urge you to read Macdonald's book --David Thomson, The New Republic; Macdonald gives us an admirably documented and extensively illustrated treatment of the film.... His scholarship is thorough, with a meticulous break-down of shots and detailed notes on all the major figures involved with the film, in front of or behind the camera...recommend --Oxford University Press Journals French Studies; a well-documented and extensively-illustrated treatment of the film...recommend it --French Studies; Macdonald tracks the issues of the film very closely, adds several surprises, and makes us wish the film was more available --ProtoView. This is a rare and valuable work...I urge you to read Macdonald's book --David Thomson, The New Republic; Macdonald gives us an admirably documented and extensively illustrated treatment of the film.... His scholarship is thorough, with a meticulous break-down of shots and detailed notes on all the major figures involved with the film, in front of or behind the camera...recommend --Oxford University Press Journals French Studies; a well-documented and extensively-illustrated treatment of the film...recommend it --French Studies; Macdonald tracks the issues of the film very closely, adds several surprises, and makes us wish the film was more available --ProtoView.

This is a rare and valuable work...I urge you to read Macdonald's book --David Thomson, <i>The New Republic</i>; Macdonald gives us an admirably documented and extensively illustrated treatment of the film.... His scholarship is thorough, with a meticulous break-down of shots and detailed notes on all the major figures involved with the film, in front of or behind the camera...recommend --<i>Oxford University Press Journals French Studies</i>; a well-documented and extensively-illustrated treatment of the film...recommend it --<i>French Studies</i>; Macdonald tracks the issues of the film very closely, adds several surprises, and makes us wish the film was more available --<i>ProtoView</i>.

"""exciting reading and photographs...comprehensive examination of this fascinating motion picture""--M.G. Paregian, Publisher; ""This is a rare and valuable work...I urge you to read Macdonald's book""--David Thomson, The New Republic; ""Macdonald gives us an admirably documented and extensively illustrated treatment of the film.... His scholarship is thorough, with a meticulous break-down of shots and detailed notes on all the major figures involved with the film, in front of or behind the camera...recommend""--Oxford University Press Journals French Studies; ""a well-documented and extensively-illustrated treatment of the film...recommend it""--French Studies; ""Macdonald tracks the issues of the film very closely, adds several surprises, and makes us wish the film was more available""--ProtoView; ""exciting reading...comprehensive""--M.G. Paregian, Publisher."

Author Information

Nicholas Macdonald, as an independent filmmaker, made a series of low-budget 16mm political films in the early 1970s. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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