The Rules of the Game (1939)
The Rules of the Game (1939)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Marcel Dalio
Marquis Robert de la Cheyniest
Nora Gregor
Christine de la Cheyniest
Paulette Dubost
Lisette, sa camériste
Mila Parély
Geneviève de Marras
Odette Talazac
Mme de la Plante
Claire Gérard
Mme de la Bruyère
Gaston Modot
Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse
Anne Mayen
Jackie, nièce de Christine
Lise Elina
Radio-Reporter
Eddy Debray
Corneille, le majordome
Julien Carette
Marceau, le braconnier
Roland Toutain
André Jurieux
Pierre Magnier
Le général
Jean Renoir
Director
Pierre Nay
Monsieur de St. Aubin
Carl Koch
Writer
Richard Francoeur
Monsieur La Bruyère
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Writer
Léon Larive
Le cuisinier
Jean Bachelet
Cinematographer
Marthe Huguet
Editor
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Nicolas Amato
L'invité sud-américain (uncredited)
Max Douy
ProductionDesigner
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Le domestique anglais (uncredited) / First Assistant Director
Eugène Lourié
ProductionDesigner
Celestin
Le garçon de cuisine (uncredited)
Tony Corteggiani
Berthelin (uncredited)
Géo Forster
Un invité (uncredited)
Roger Forster
L'invité efféminé (uncredited)
Camille François
Le speaker (uncredited) / Production Supervisor
Jenny Hélia
La servante (uncredited)
André Zwobada
L'ingénieur (uncredited) / Second Assistant Director
Jacques Beauvais
Adolphe, un domestique (uncredited)
Maurice Marceau
Un garde-chasse (uncredited)
Carl Koch
Novel
Coco Chanel
Costume Design
Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound Engineer
Jean Mousselle
Camera Operator
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 9, 1939
Original NameLa Règle du jeu
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Budget$8,847,685
Box Office$273,520
Genres
Wiki.
The Rules of the Game (original French title: La règle du jeu) is a 1939 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jean Renoir. The ensemble cast includes Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély, Marcel Dalio, Julien Carette, Roland Toutain, Gaston Modot, Pierre Magnier and Renoir.
Renoir's portrayal of the wise, mournful Octave anchors the fatalistic mood of this pensive comedy of manners. The film depicts members of upper-class French society and their servants just before the beginning of World War II, showing their moral callousness on the eve of destruction.
At the time, The Rules of the Game was the most expensive French film made: Its original budget of 2.5 million francs eventually increased to more than 5 million francs. Renoir and cinematographer Jean Bachelet made extensive use of deep-focus and long shots during which the camera is constantly moving, sophisticated cinematic techniques in 1939.
Renoir's career in France was at its pinnacle in 1939 and The Rules of the Game was eagerly anticipated. However, its premiere was met with scorn and disapproval by critics and audiences. Renoir reduced the film's running time from 113 minutes to 85, but even then, the film was a critical and financial disaster. In October 1939, it was banned by the wartime French government for "having an undesirable influence over the young".For many years, the 85-minute version was the only one available; even so, its reputation slowly grew. However, in 1956, boxes of original material were discovered, and a reconstructed version of the film premiered that year at the Venice Film Festival, with only a minor scene from Renoir's first cut missing. Since then, The Rules of the Game has been called one of the greatest films in the history of cinema. Numerous film critics and directors have praised it highly, citing it as an inspiration for their own work. It is the only film to earn a place among the top ten films in the respected Sight & Sound (British Film Institute) decennial critics' poll for every decade from the poll's inception in 1952 through the 2012 list (in 2022 it fell to #13).