How Jean Renoir's 'La Grande Illusion' Won Hollywood Without Studio Backing in 1937

Jean Renoir's 1937 antiwar masterpiece "La Grande Illusion" became the first foreign-language feature to earn a Best Picture Oscar nomination, achieving this without major studio backing in the US. At a time when subtitled films were virtually unseen by American audiences, the film managed to break through and find widespread acclaim. Its story is a landmark in the history of international cinema reaching Hollywood.

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