Ab Film Review & The Last New Wave

'This is why I'm obsessed with movies' - DaveWe reach a monumental moment in the history of the Academy Awards: the first film not in the English language to be nominated for Best Picture.This is Jean Renoir's masterpiece, Grand Illusion (La Grande Illusion). Nominated solely for Best Picture, this masterful film encompasses the war movement in 1914, following captive French soldiers and their engagement with enemy forces. Find out why this one in particular matters more than most.Subscribe via RSS Feed, Anchor.fm, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.Follow the hosts on social media at the links below:Andrew F Peirce – @TheCurbAUDavid Giannini – @DarnthatdaveAwards Don’t Matter – @AwardsDontPodRead Roger Ebert's piece in Grand Illusion (La Grande Illusion) here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BT5DX07x94&t=29sSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.