Grand Illusion (1937) - Jean Renoir intro

[DrRhythm11]

Greetings,

Love this! We are making a 1/2 hour Documentary on Jhon Renior who is Jean's Grandson.

Jhon is an Artist of Sound- a Recording Engineer. I am wondering if you could email or send us a .mov file? We are also looking for a Copy of Le Grande Illusion for the same piece, We have the capabilities to strike a copy from VHS, DVD or whatever.

Any info is appreciated!

Larry Lee Holman 800.673.0310

My email address is documentary@castles.com

[amazingdany]

I really liked his commentaries in the beginning of his movies.

He would've provided really insightful ones if he lived through the dvd era.

[cupcake5180]

I think Jean Renoir was a Professor of Art(s) at Berkeley in California.

[iloveblack101]

An amazing film, Renoir is a mastermind!

[Datelesswonders]

This was incredible to see what he thought of the film!

[jayiijay]

Greatest film ever made. Orson Welles said if he could save only one film, it would have been Grand Illusion.

[scottmackeen]

Renoir made two films - La Grande Illusion and La Regle du jeu - that stand atop the moviemaking summit. Had he only made these two films, that would be enough to qualify him as a genius of the movie world. They are his "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov" -- his "Hamlet" and "Othello."

[topolino29]

A genius the father, a genius the son! What a masterpiece!

[CitizenGatsby]

I just love watching the genius Jean Renoir talk about his films. We're very lucky that he filmed these introductions to La Grande Illusion and Le Regle du Jeu. Wonderful. :)

[paisleystreet]

genius. thanks for posting. i didn't know he could speak English.

[isocrate27]

@paisleystreet I just finished his autobiography. I lived in Los Angeles for quite a while.

[vstasov]

Many thanks for posting this.  La grande illusion is a masterpiece of optimism.