Grand Illusion Excerpt 10 : Maréchal and Rosenthal on the run—the dispute (3’00”)

Excerpt 10

 Questions

1.

Describe the beginning shot of this sequence. How does the technique support the themes which are introduced here (and which themes)?

2.

What kind of editing is used principally here. What is its effect on the content (meaning) of the sequence?

3.

What camera movements do we see? What expressive function can we attribute to them?

4. How does the choice of shots in this sequence express the vacillation between the feelings of solidarity and hostility?
5. How can one explain the dispute between the two men, as well as their reconciliation?

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