Grand Illusion Excerpt 8: Rauffenstein’s room (1’17”)

Excerpt 8

 Questions

1.

What type of shot is this? Describe its contents.

2.

Give a technical description of this shot.

3.

How does this shot express Renoir’s ideas concerning the relationship between the characters and their environment?

4. What precise relationship can we see between the objects in this shot and Rauffenstein’s character?
5. What role does the voice-over play here?
6. What is the (intended) surprise at the end of the shot?

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