disgusting rotten life

Geovanni 2022-03-21 09:03:14

A classic in the history of film, an absurd farce of high society, a pessimistic world of Renoir.

By depicting a series of sensual, intriguing, absurd and decadent lives of the upper class society, the film satirizes the decadence of the French upper class aristocracy before the advent of World War II.

This group of brightly dressed nobles are addicted to their games, lie to each other, love each other, and change their faces in an instant. They use lies to maintain the bond between them. , intrigue behind his back, disgusting.

The gunshots at the end of the film seem to break the peace between them, but then the pilot's death is described as an innocent misfortune, and people once again use lies to cover up the real truth and continue their rotten lives.

Renoir uses a lot of moving and long shots in the film to depict the ugly faces and bloody cruelties of the nobles during the hunt, to depict the hypocrisy of each other during the banquet, and to reveal the intricate relationships between the characters through the long-shot scene scheduling. relation.

For example, in a chase scene between so-called rivals, long shots and moving shots were used to depict the false friendship between nobles.

The whole film is filled with a kind of pessimism. Renoir uses his lens to tell the decadent life of the upper class before the war, showing a strong sense of despair. The helplessness in their sweet dreams.

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Extended Reading
  • Dawn 2022-03-20 09:02:53

    Jean Renoir's masterpiece. ①The tragedy is presented in the form of comedy and farce, and it is a precise depiction of the pompous, empty, debauched and hypocritical life of the French bourgeoisie before World War II; ②The iconic deep-focus photography and mise-en-scene, the group play and the movement of the mirror are flawless; ③The sudden and sudden Changes in plot and style, cruel and natural hunting, dazzling performances at the dance, thrilling and hilarious chases, and even more symbolic murders caused by misunderstandings; ④ Lies are the rules of the game. (9.0/10)

  • 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 IQ?

The Rules of the Game quotes

  • Octave: Listen, my dear. You throw yourself around people's necks like a 12-year-old. You can do it with me. You'll always be my little Salzburg girl. But with others it can be - awkward.

    Christine de la Cheyniest: So, in Paris, you can't show a man affection without...

    Octave: No.

    Christine de la Cheyniest: No?

  • Octave: So you'll invite him?

    Christine de la Cheyniest: I'll invite him. I don't want to be the woman who drove to despair the great hero, the idol of the masses. If his plane crashes, they'll blame it on me. They'll call me a vamp, public enemy, obstacle to progress. They'll talk about "the foreigner." And I hate martyrs.