Travel through all eras

Flavio 2022-03-23 09:03:15

One of Renoir's most famous films, better in my opinion than The Grand Mirage.
The shooting style is not very different, it is also a large-scale scene scheduling, and the application of various deep focal length lenses. However, this time, the camera did not specifically guide to look at the props, but looked at the people and the subtle changes in their expressions and expressions. Close-ups are given to characters, except for the hunting scene, and close-ups of animals.
That documentary-style feature adds a strange cruelty to it, real power.
It is not too much to put such a theme in any era. In fact, with a little modification, it can reflect the reality as it is now.
Many times in the film, the close-ups of the actors are softly lit, a kind of old-fashioned romantic movie feeling. It has been blended into absurd comedy and documentary style, and it has not become a pot of hodgepodge. A kind of sarcasm like a hippie smile.
Seeing the big party at the manor, I couldn't help but think of "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie", nothingness, existence, decadence, absurdity, hopelessness... the eternal theme.

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The Rules of the Game quotes

  • 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!