'La Grande Illusion' (1937)
To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Jean Renoir’s classic has been beautifully restored, emphasizing the finesse with which the camera glides. One of the rare war films without a single scene of combat, it is marked by moving performances, eloquent dialogue and an optimistic story of French soldiers in World War I sent to a German POW camp and determined to escape. With wonderfully memorable performances by Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay and Erich von Stroheim.
