Grand Illusion

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Summary: Greatest Film Ever Made
Review: Towers over all other films, although "Grand Illusion" requires repeated viewings to fully appreciate the films layers and complexity, even the first time one can't help but be moved and overwhelmed by the originality, intelligence, performances, direction and beauty of this movie.

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Summary: Essential
Review: Wonderful movie, amazing print quality, and one of the best commentary tracks (Peter Cowie) that I have heard.

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Summary: ONE OF THE GREATEST FILMS EVER MADE
Review: [...]This totally involving Jean Renoir classic is one of the most perfect pieces of cinema anyone is likely to ever come across. I dare you to find a single flaw! The acting is superb; the story about honor and loyalty and survival, transcends antiwar classification. It's one of those slowly paced unforgetable experiences about men in World War I POW camps. Von Stroheim and Pierre Fresnay are magnificent: the epitome of dignity and human decency and nobility. This is just about as great as movies get. There isn't a single false note or wasted image here. And that glorious geranium! A true work of art for viewers who truly love the cinema.