Hello to the group: Does anyone have opinions on Jean Renoir's use of vertical and horizontal barriers in THE GRAND ILLUSION and THE RULES OF THE GAME that results in the first film's optimism and the second's pessimism. He mentions these barriers in his book MY LIFE AND MY FILMS. Vertical barriers being manmade or false barriers, like the borders of Countries. Horizontal barriers being constant, like in a cast system. --John /\ 0 /\ // \ /\ /// \////// \/ \\\ / //// \ \\_____ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ John T. Wardle/FCS University of Utah email: [log in to unmask]