sexta-feira, 11 de março de 2011

French Cinema: Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir (1894 – 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and author. He produced these two masterpieces during the later years of the period we are studying:

Grand Illusion (La Grand Illusion), 1937:


Read more about it in this essay by Peter Cowie for The Criterion Collection.


The Rules of the Game (La Règle du Jeu), 1939:

You can read Roger Ebert's review here.
And, if you're interested, you can watch the film here with English subtitles.

Also, here's an interview with Jean Renoir conducted in 1960, as well as a very interesting essay by film historian and screenwriter, James Leahy.

Enjoy!
Catarina Monteiro

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