Electric Shadow

1: Disappearing Grand Illusion

The first time I saw Grand Illusion was my freshman year of college in an Introduction to Film class. It was one of the first Criterion Collection DVDs that I bought, and is probably the vintage CC disc that I replay the most. The movie speaks so well to the nature of conflict and the contradictions in its practice sociopolitically. For those more familiar with In the Loop, I would consider this its great grandfather to some extent. The satire is more subtle and the pacing more patient in Jean Renoir's Illusion than Armando Ianucci's Loop, but they share