Grand Illusion
Taste attributes: dramahistorywarhistoricalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittycomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"A Great Drama of Human Emotions"
Boxlist takeExpect a serious, realistic war film, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1937
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique
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- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
