GRAND ILLUSION film and Renoir
Work type: Research paper
Format: APA
Pages: 2 pages ( 550 words, Double spaced
Academic level: Undergrad. (yrs 1-2)
Subject or discipline: Cultural and Ethnic Studies
Title: Writer’s choice
Number of sources: 0
Paper instructions:
I am taking is French Cinema Cultural.
After reading on Jean Renoir and his films in the textbook and viewing the film GRAND ILLUSION by Jean Renoir, you write an essay on the film and Renoir.
Minimum pages is 2.
The questions are there to structure and guide you for the writing of the essay.
I have uploaded textbook, Assignment Instruction, slide and guidelines for writing
Assignment Instruction
Research on Jean Renoir. View LA GRANDE ILLUSION orRULES OF THE GAME by Renoir. (Questions posted on Moodle)
Read: FRENCH CINEMA pp.95-136.. (Use the pages you need for France at the time and for Jean Renoir
Watch YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63xhUUZOH8&feature=youtu.be
Write a paper on Renoir’s film selected.
Research on France during WWII. Suggested viewing on that period: LAST METRO (by Truffaut, GOOD BYE CHILDREN by Louis Malle, HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR by Alain Resnais, FORBIDDEN GAMES by René Clément, LUCIE AUBRAC by Claude Berri, URANUS by Claude Berri, LA GRANDE VADROUILLE (Don’t Look We’re Being Shot) by Gérard Oury.
Play Video
LA GRANDE ILLUSION/ GRAND ILLUSION (1937 by Jean Renoir with Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay and Eric Von Stroheim
Main characters: German ComanderRauffenstein
French Captain Boeldieu
Lieutenant Marechal
Jewish prisoner Rosenthal
Questions will help you gather information for the essay
Elsa &Lotte German farmer
1. Why this title? How do you interpret it?
2. How is society represented in the film?
3. What message about war does the film convey? Explain.
4. What role do languages play?
5. Do national boundaries exist? Illustrate with a scene in the movie.
6. What conclusion do you draw about Jean Renoir and what do you know about him?
Guideline for Writing Essay
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will
*understand the evolution of French cinema and develop critical thinking in analyzing the films and comparing with Hollywood movies. (PLOs 2 & 4)
*experience the art of cinema itself and how it represents French society and culture , comparing with the U.S (PLOs 3 & 4)
*learn the French language by viewing the films.(PLOs 1 & 5)
The first pages of each chapter of the textbook are mandatory. They inform on the social, political and cultural background of the specific period in France. The rest of the chapter is to be used for support on the films viewed and the directors studied.
