Word: annaud
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...absurdity of war and the modern world in general, "Black and White in Color" functions not only as a broad anti-war and anti-colonialist allegory, but also as a devastating, blackly humorous indictment of early 20th century European--particularly French--culture and politics. Writer-director Jean-Jacques Annaud has an unnerving eye for both the humor and pathos in the situations he portrays, and the result is both entertaining and thought-provoking...
Directed by JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD...
Screenplay by JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD and GEORGES CONCHON
...admirably made, but they click into place a little too neatly. The film has an air of premeditation, an almost palpable sense of the film maker's mordant intelligence shaping the scenes. Of course, if you are a director making your first full-length feature, as Jean-Jacques Annaud is here, this is the kind of flaw to have. It certainly does not prevent Annaud from bringing things to a powerfully ironic finish...