Film Critic Jean Oppenheimer on the 75th Anniversary of Grand Illusion
Writers Bloc is delighted to host reviews by film critic Jean Oppenheimer, who writes about films of interest to our audience. Grand Illusion, Jean Renoir’s great, pacifist film of 1937, isn’t just one of the most outstanding anti-war films ever made; it is one of the best films ever made — a work whose beauty lies in the quiet and quietly transcendent sense of humanity that infuses it. This year, the movie’s 75th anniversary, is being celebrated with the release of a beautiful new print.…