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In search of La grande illusion : a critical appreciation of Jean Renoir's elusive masterpiece / Nicholas Macdonald.

Title
In search of La grande illusion : a critical appreciation of Jean Renoir's elusive masterpiece / Nicholas Macdonald.
Author
Macdonald, Nicholas, 1944-
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina ; London : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

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Description
x, 258 pages; 26 cm
Summary
"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 analyzed shot by shot. The second half approaches the film from many other angles, including its history, the critical reception, Renoir's life and career, and film theory, e.g., film in relation to music"--
Subject
  • Grande illusion (Motion picture)
  • Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979 > Criticism and interpretation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9780786462704 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786462701 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2013039864
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library