Friday,
July 8 at 7:00pm
3rd
Annual Bastille Day Celebration
Grand
Illusion
dir.
Jean Renoir, France, 1938, 35mm, 114 mins, b/w, French w/ English
subtitles
This
antiwar masterpiece stars Jean Gabin and Pierre Fresnay as French
soldiers held in a World War I German prison camp, with Erich
von Stroheim as their captor, the unforgettable Captain von
Rauffenstein. One of the very first
prison escape movies, Grand Illusion is hailed as
one of the greatest films ever made.
Vive
la France! Continue the celebration on Thursday, July 14 at
10pm for the White Dog Cafe's 23nd Annual Bastille
Day Block Party. The White Dog is located
at 3420 Sansom Street, Philadelphia. (Must be 21 to attend the
Block Party).
Limited
free
Block Party tickets for Members.
Please
email programs@ihphilly.org
to reserve your ticket.
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