Jonathan F. Vance on LA GRANDE ILLUSION
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Channel: TIFF · 2018 · Film & Animation
https://www.tiff.net/events/jonathan-vance-on-la-grande-illusion/ Military historian and POW expert Jonathan F. Vance introduces Jean Renoir's masterpiece about captured French officers plotting an escape from a German prison camp. Guest Jonathan F. Vance Jonathan F. Vance is a Distinguished University Professor in the history department at Western University. He holds degrees from McMaster, Queen’s, and York Universities. He is the author of many books and articles, including Death So Noble: Memory, Meaning and the First World War (97); Unlikely Soldiers: How Two Canadians Fought the Secret War Against Nazi Occupation (08); Maple Leaf Empire: Canada, Britain and Two World Wars (11); and A Township at War (18).
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