THE RULES OF THE GAME

| 1939 – 107′ – Fantasy, Comedy, Classic, Drama.
Written by: Jean Renoir, Carl Koch.
Directed by: Jean Renoir.
Starring: Roland Toutain, Nora Gregor, Marcel Dalio,Jean Renoir, Paulette Dubost, Gaston Modot, Julien Carette, Mila Parély, Richard Francoeur, Claire Gérard, Anne Mayen, Odette Talazac, Pierre Magnier, Jenny Hélia, Pierre Nay.
In French with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |

Considered one of the greatest films ever made, The Rules of the Game, by Jean Renoir, is a scathing critique of corrupt French society cloaked in a comedy of manners in which a weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances. The film has had a tumultuous history: the original negative was destroyed during World War II; it wasn’t reconstructed until 1959. That version, which has stunned viewers for decades, is presented here.

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