Jean Renoir's 1937 film La Grande Illusion is set during the First World War, but its themes of Franco-German conflict, divided loyalties in a time of war and t

This is an extended analysis of the film, from different perspectives. The first half is largely a discussion of the cinematic technique, with key sequences ana

Franco-German cultural exchange reached its height at the 1937 Paris World’s Fair, where the Third Reich worked to promote an illusion of friendship between t