Studio Canal has detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Jean Renoir's La Grande Illusion (1937), starring Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Erich von Stroheim, and Julien Carette. The German release is set to arrive in shops on February 16th, while the French release will be available for purchase on February 21. The UK Blu-ray release is expected to street on April 23rd.
Special Features:
"Grand Illusion: Success & Controversy", directed by Olivier Curchod, Cinema historian and Jean Renoir expert.
"The original copy of Grand Illusion: An Extraordinary Story", told by Natacha Laurent, Toulouse French Cinema library manager.
"Françoise Giroud remembers the shooting"
"The Little Match Girl", by Jean Renoir
"Introduction to Grand Illusion", by Ginette Vincendeau, Cinema professor and movie critic
"An eye on the movie" by John Truby
Movie Trailers from 1937 & 1956 – Introduction to the movie by Jean Renoir
"La Restauration de La Grande Illusion" - a look at the restoration of La Grande Illusion