The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

  • Director: Jean Renoir
  • Writer: Jean Renoir,Carl Koch
  • Countries of origin: France
  • Language: French, German, English
  • Release date: April 8, 1950
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Pravila igre
  • La règle du jeu is a 110-minute comedy film produced by the French Nouvelles Éditions de Films. The film was directed by Jean Renoir , starring Nora Gregor, Anne Mayen, Roland Toutain , Marcel Dalio , etc. It was released in France on July 7, 1939.
    The film tells the story of a group of French aristocrats spending a weekend at a manor in the 1930s before World War II, showing the mess of the private life of the aristocracy and the numb compliments of the working class   .

    Details

    • Release date April 8, 1950
    • Filming locations Studios Pathé-Cinema, Joinville-le-pont, Val-de-Marne, France
    • Production companies Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)

    Box office

    Budget

    FRF 5,500,500 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $273,641

    Gross worldwide

    $273,641

    Movie reviews

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    • By Boris 2022-03-25 09:01:20

      game rules

      A treasure in the history of world cinema, both in terms of storytelling and cinematographic artistry, it is very deep and broad. Deep focus shots, wall shots and scene scheduling have all achieved the ultimate level. It has to be said that Renoir is dealing with complex and huge The characters and story lines are very stable.

      The film criticizes not only the hypocritical nature of the upper-class European ruling class, but also the satire of the "various" human nature. The various...

    • By Jalyn 2022-03-25 09:01:20

      "game rules"

      France is the romantic capital of the world. Before World War II, it was also the most developed and prosperous country in the world. The French Revolution and the Renaissance revived France ever since. Among them, it is derived that the French people dare to love and love, and they are full of romantic feelings and abandon the bottom line of being a person and doing things. They dare to love and hate, and their personal emotions are greater than their collective responsibility....

    • By Ottilie 2022-03-25 09:01:20

      game rules

      I have seen how Renoir used moving cameras instead of words to express the identity of the characters and reveal the content of the story in "The Grand Illusion", and also experienced the romantic and simple poetic reality in "A Day in the Country". Now, in the masterpiece "Rules of the Game", I finally see the most interesting point of Renoir: the use of mise-en-scene (mainly the movement of characters) to complete the depth of field lens effect. It seems that the effect is not outstanding...

    • By Amiya 2022-03-24 09:03:35

      Intriguing game rules

      When I first saw "Rules of the Game", it seemed like a light comedy of love, focusing on the complex relationship between men and women in the upper class, but when the man and beasts in front of the mansion disappeared and the subtitles printed "FIN", the viewing experience brought far beyond the audience's expectations—— Mixed joys and sorrows, mixed with a bit of jokes in the chaos, only constitute a complete "rules of the game".
          The two hunting scenes occupy an important position...

    • By Alisha 2022-03-24 09:03:35

      Analysis of the rules of the game

      Renoir's immortal masterpiece, which was banned when it was first released, was not restored until the Venice Film Festival in 1959. The story takes place on the eve of World War II. A group of French nobles spend the weekend together in a manor, which reflects various human flaws such as class conflicts and social conflicts. The so-called rules of the game mean that despicable means such as lies and deceit were the unbreakable rules of the game in French society before the war. Anyone who...

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    • By Ladarius 2022-03-28 09:01:12

      What the hell? Betrayal and arrogant? Who cares about the romantic and gossip affairs of the upper class? The heroine is old and ugly, and finally confessed to the fat man. Is Nima insulting my...

    • By Ona 2022-03-28 09:01:12

      Renoir himself 35mm @Whitney Humanities Center,...

    • By Darlene 2022-03-28 09:01:12

      French films are mostly noisy! (Personal opinion) One star is added considering the age of...

    • By Alice 2022-03-27 09:01:20

      8. Renoir-style depth of field and...

    • By Elissa 2022-03-27 09:01:20

      The few main characters have complex emotional relationships and perform a farce of life - but they are deeply human, and the characters in this film, despite their bourgeois hypocrisy, understand real morality. The relationship between master and servant is also very natural. The characters are so graceful and natural. Even when driven by irrational passions, it can be handled without panic. Except for the beginning of the layout, it basically happens in the hunting...

    Use of music

    The centerpiece of the film is the masquerade. Director Jean Renoir combines themes of death, drama, games, etc., and carries a high degree of political metaphor in the songs and costumes. The first song at the ball, "Return from the Parade," reflects Boulangerism, showing the tradition of French aristocracy against the republic. But the actor's Tyrolean costume was a clear reminder to French audiences at the time that Hitler had...
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    Evaluation action

    Comedy and tragedy are blended effortlessly in this French-inspired work of family life by Jean Renoir   . ("Sight and Sound" review)
    "La règle du jeu" has reached a high level in film history, both in terms of shooting skills and in terms of the intensity of thematic irony. The interweaving of high-spirited drama and vaudeville burlesque makes the film both a great work of art and a touch of the anarchic taste of some slapstick...
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    Movie quotes

    • Christine de la Cheyniest: Andre's very kind and very decent, but too sincere. Sincere people are such bores.

      Geneviève de Marras: It depends what for.

    • Christine de la Cheyniest: I drank too much. I don't know what I'm doing.

      Monsieur de St. Aubin: That's good.

    • Geneviève de Marras: Come here. I'll take your bearskin off.

      Octave: About time!