La Grande Illusion (1937)

Part of the Poetic Realism

Director: Jean Renoir
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Following various characters in a World War I P.O.W camp, Renoir's masterpiece shows the complications of class divide without resorting to stereotyping, and retaining an over archingly positive view of all people. As perhaps the greatest anti-war movie, the lesson it gives us today is we can kill, without effort, to subdue the stranger. Or we can join the stranger for a meal and a conversation, and become friends. Which of these is the true vision of the world's "leaders"?

Other films in the Poetic Realism:

04

Film: Partie De Campagne (1936)

4 Mar 2007, 5:30 p.m.

Renoir Double Bill - £4 / £3 for one ticket, £6 / £5 for double bill ticket

04

Film: La Grande Illusion (1937)

4 Mar 2007, 7:30 p.m.

Renoir Double Bill - £4 / £3 for one ticket, £6 / £5 for double bill ticket

11

Film: Le Jour Se Leve (1939)

11 Mar 2007, 7:30 p.m.

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18

Film: Le Jour Se Leve (1939)

18 Mar 2007, 5:30 p.m.

Marcel Carné Double Bill - £4 / £3 for one ticket, £6 / £5 for double bill ticket

18

Film: Le Quai Des Brumes (1938)

18 Mar 2007, 7:30 p.m.

Marcel Carné Double Bill - £4 / £3 for one ticket, £6 / £5 for double bill ticket

21

Film: Pépé Le Moko (1937)

21 Mar 2007, 7:30 p.m.

Pepe Le Moko might be why Film Noir got its French genre title, and conversely it was a kind of homage to American gangster flicks. Hanging out in the Casbah area of Algiers, Gabin plays a Machiavellian game with a detective keeping his eyes on the criminal. But is the beautiful dame Gabin has a crush on worth risking his freedom for?

25

Film: Pépé Le Moko (1937)

25 Mar 2007, 5:30 p.m.

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25

Film: Le Quai Des Brumes (1938)

25 Mar 2007, 7:30 p.m.

Double Bill - £4 / £3 for one ticket, £6 / £5 for double bill ticket

01

Film: Le Quai Des Brumes (1938)

1 Apr 2007, 5:30 p.m.

Double Bill - £4 / £3 for one ticket, £6 / £5 for double bill ticket