La Grande Illusion

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Georges_Auric
gptkb:Jean_Renoir
gptkbp:awards Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination
gptkbp:based_on a story by Jean Renoir
gptkbp:box_office successful in Europe
1.5 million francs
gptkbp:budget 1.5 million francs
gptkbp:cinematography long takes
naturalistic lighting
Marc Fossard
framing and composition
use of deep focus
gptkbp:color black and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:critical_reception highly acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact considered a classic of world cinema
considered a classic of cinema
gptkbp:cultural_significance examines the futility of war
explores human relationships across enemy lines
reflects on the impact of war on society
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Jean_Renoir
gptkbp:director gptkb:Jean_Renoir
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Marguerite_Renoir
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Marguerite_Renoir
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:1917
gptkb:The_Great_Escape
gptkb:The_Pianist
gptkb:Dunkirk
gptkb:The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai
gptkb:The_Thin_Red_Line
gptkb:Life_is_Beautiful
gptkb:All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front
gptkb:The_Boy_in_the_Striped_Pajamas
gptkb:Paths_of_Glory
gptkb:Come_and_See
gptkbp:genre gptkb:war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label La Grande Illusion
gptkbp:influenced subsequent war films
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:Italian_Neorealism
gptkb:World_War_I
anti-war sentiment
French Poetic Realism
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:legacy influenced many filmmakers
included in various greatest films lists
influenced filmmakers like François Truffaut
influenced filmmakers like Martin Scorsese
gptkbp:music gptkb:Joseph_Kosma
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Joseph_Kosma
gptkbp:notable_appearance the dinner scene with the German officer
the escape from the POW camp
the final moments of the film
gptkbp:notable_for its innovative narrative structure
its humanistic themes
its portrayal of class differences
gptkbp:notable_quote " The war is not a game."
" We are all prisoners of our own illusions."
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:1937_Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Renoir_Productions
gptkbp:production_company Les Films de la Plume
gptkbp:release_date 1937
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:restoration gptkb:Cineteca_di_Bologna
restored in 2011
gptkbp:runtime 158 minutes
166 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Jean_Renoir
gptkb:Charles_Spaak
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Erich_von_Stroheim
gptkb:Jean_Gabin
gptkb:Dita_Parlo
gptkb:Pierre_Fresnay
gptkbp:themes gptkb:loyalty
gptkb:Community_Center
gptkb:Saint
gptkb:organization
class struggle
the absurdity of war
war and humanity