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Onie 2022-03-25 09:01:14

Set in World War I, the film tells the story of three French prisoners escaping from a German concentration camp.
Three French pilots were shot down by the Germans during a mission, and Podio, Mike and Rosenthal were taken to a prisoner of war camp. Both Podio and the German warden, Rofenstein, were of noble origin and shared political opinions. The two became friends in prison. The trio then found out that their inmates were planning an escape, and they dug a way to escape. Mike and Rosenthal also joined the excavation. In the end, they escaped collectively, and the Germans pursued them with all their might. During the escape, Podio was knocked down by Rofenstein, and two French prisoners, Mike and Rosenthal, escaped to the house of a German peasant woman. With her help, the two went through various twists and turns. Escape to Switzerland.
The film is one of the earliest prison break films, rated as one of the greatest "prison break films" and an anti-war masterpiece by director Jean Renoir.

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  • America 2022-03-23 09:02:39

    The director is deeply anti-war in his bones, and war is a process of disillusionment of human nature. People of different classes and different languages ​​instinctively get along in a friendly and peaceful way, but they kill each other because of war. Jean Renoir began to systematically try the use of depth-of-field lenses from this film. His exploration of depth-of-field lenses directly influenced William Wheeler and Orson Welles and even became the proof of Bazin's long-lens theory. Funny escape drama and love that transcends nationality.

  • Mozelle 2022-04-22 07:01:42

    This film is a classic anti-war film, and also a famous prison break film, which created the type of prison break film. In the form of anti-war, the director presents a lamentation of European aristocrats, a song about peace Ode, an exploration of social estrangement and the inner needs of human nature, the film's description of the characters is extremely detailed. The title of the film implies that peace, freedom, equality, and friendship will all become phantoms. In addition to promoting anti-war ideas, it also brings There are more ambiguous ambivalence and bewildered attitudes towards different classes and different cultural strata.

La Grande Illusion quotes

  • L'ingénieur: We're digging a tunnel.

    Lieutenant Maréchal: What for?

    L'ingénieur: To escape.

    Lieutenant Maréchal: What do you dig with?

    L'ingénieur: With a coal shovel, old cans. We should come up in a garden behind those buildings. It's open country.

    Lieutenant Maréchal: Slow work.

    L'ingénieur: We've been at it for two months. We only need a few more weeks.

    Lieutenant Maréchal: The war'll be over first!

    L'ingénieur: That's an illusion.

  • Cartier - l'acteur: Now for my mole act! A mole in a hole!