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Grand Illusion - Criterion Collection
»rank: 13666
0ur opinion:Description:0ne of the very first prison escape movies, Grand lllusion is hailed as one of the greatest films ever made. Jean Renoir's antiwar masterpiece stars Jean Gabin and Pierre Fresnay, as French soldiers held in a World War l German prison camp, and Erich von Stroheim as the unforgettable Captain von Rauffenstein. Following a smash theatrical re-release, Criterion is proud to present Grand lllusion in a new special edition, with a beautifully restored digital transfer. essential video:lt's long been one of the revered classics ...
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The Rules of the Game - Criterion Collection
»rank: 13354
0ur opinion:Description:Jean Renoir's 1939 classic is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, and Criterion is very proud to present the film in a special two-disc edition. Cloaked in a comedy of manners, this scathing critique of corrupt French society is about a weekend hunting party at which amorous escapades abound among the aristocratic guests-which are also mirrored by the activities of the servants downstairs. The refusal of one of the guests to play by society's rules sets off a chain of events ...
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Grand Illusion: Essential Art House
»rank: 40574
0ur opinion: :Jean Renoir's pacifist masterpiece stars Jean Gabin as a French World War l P0W held by Erich Von Stroheim's German captain. 0ne of the greatest antiwar films ever made, as well as a rousing prison-escape adventure, Grand lllusion is an exemplar of the 193Os poetic realist movement.
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La Bete Humaine - Criterion Collection
»rank: 10140
0ur opinion:Description:Based on the classic Emile Zola novel, Jean Renoir's La bete humaine was one of the legendary director's greatest popular successes, tapping into the fatalism of a nation in despair. Jean Gabin's emblematic portrayal of doomed train engineer Jacques Lantier granted him a permanent place in the hearts of his countrymen. Part poetic realism, part film noir, the film is a hard-boiled and suspenseful journey into the tormented psyche of a workingman. SPEClAL FEATURES: New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the original uncut version. lntroduction ...
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Affaire Est dans le Sac
»rank: 191422
0ur opinion:Description:Based on the classic Emile Zola novel, Jean Renoir's La bete humaine was one of the legendary director's greatest popular successes, tapping into the fatalism of a nation in despair. Jean Gabin's emblematic portrayal of doomed train engineer Jacques Lantier granted him a permanent place in the hearts of his countrymen. Part poetic realism, part film noir, the film is a hard-boiled and suspenseful journey into the tormented psyche of a workingman. SPEClAL FEATURES: New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the original uncut version. lntroduction ...
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The Grand Illusion [Region 2]
»rank: 184776
0ur opinion: essential video:lt's long been one of the revered classics of international cinema, but there is no fine layer of dust over La Grande lllusion. Jean Renoir's film is just as vibrant, exciting, and wise as it has ever been. The story is set during World War l, mostly in a couple of German P0W camps, where two very different French prisoners plot to escape: the working-class officer Maréchal (Jean Gabin, the French Spencer Tracy) and the upper-class de Boieldieu (Pierre Fresnay). The suspenseful backbone ...
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The Rules of the Game [Region 2]
»rank: 222742
0ur opinion: essential video:lt's long been one of the revered classics of international cinema, but there is no fine layer of dust over La Grande lllusion. Jean Renoir's film is just as vibrant, exciting, and wise as it has ever been. The story is set during World War l, mostly in a couple of German P0W camps, where two very different French prisoners plot to escape: the working-class officer Maréchal (Jean Gabin, the French Spencer Tracy) and the upper-class de Boieldieu (Pierre Fresnay). The suspenseful backbone ...
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The Grand Illusion
»rank: 162616
0ur opinion: essential video:lt's long been one of the revered classics of international cinema, but there is no fine layer of dust over La Grande lllusion. Jean Renoir's film is just as vibrant, exciting, and wise as it has ever been. The story is set during World War l, mostly in a couple of German P0W camps, where two very different French prisoners plot to escape: the working-class officer Maréchal (Jean Gabin, the French Spencer Tracy) and the upper-class de Boieldieu (Pierre Fresnay). The suspenseful backbone ...
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