FILM 2153 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Jean Renoir, War Film, Establishing Shot

• School: GWU
• Department: Film Studies
• Course: FILM 2153
• Professor: David Wilt& Michael Shull

Document Summary

French war film directed by jean renoir: charles spaak co-wrote screenplay. Important in history because it explained the destructive nature of europe during world. War i and how it ignored signs that could have prevented the destruction and death that follow war. The overall plot of the movie involves tension among french military officers who are prisoners during world war i: they plan to escape, tensions arise from difference in authority and class. Difference in ideas between countries in europe. Nazi dee(cid:373)ed the (cid:373)o(cid:448)ie has a (cid:862)(cid:272)i(cid:374)e(cid:373)ati(cid:272) e(cid:374)e(cid:373)y(cid:863) (rogerebert: social themes. Aristocrat vs lower class: jean renoir was a veteran of world war i as a cavalryman and as a pilot. Based this film off personal experiences and discussions with other veterans. Na(cid:373)ed (cid:862)gra(cid:374)d illusio(cid:374)(cid:863) to sho(cid:449) audie(cid:374)(cid:272)es that throughout history, the upper (cid:272)lasses are not affected by the war: (cid:862)gra(cid:374)d illusio(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:272)o(cid:373)e fro(cid:373) the (cid:271)ook the great illusion by a british economist.