Marechal1937

A tribute to Arts and Culture, named for Jean Gabin's character in Jean Renoir's 1937 masterpiece Grand Illusion.  Pauline Kael wrote: "With Gabin, you're not aware of any performance."  The film was the only one that Orson Welles could name that he would take with him "on the ark."  As I drove away from the theater after seeing a newly restored print in 1999, I had to pull over because I couldn't see through the tears that suddenly filled my eyes.

His despair at being placed in solitary confinement. "Marta hat blaue Augen."  And that farewell to Rosenthal.

I am Mark Laurila, a retired teacher of English and Film at California State University, Long Beach.  These videos are an extension of my classroom work and are not-for-profit.  Fair Use Copyright allowances apply, as my content is educational, providing criticism, commentary, the results of my research, and the documenting of artists and their work.