THE RULES OF THE GAME
by Jean Renoir
synopsis
On the brink of WWII, the record-breaking aviator, André Jurieux, safely lands at a small airport crammed with reporters, only to come face-to-face with his worst fear: the object of his desire, Christine, a blonde noblewoman and wife of the affluent Marquis de la Cheyniest, Robert, is not there to greet him. Intent on winning her back, André accepts his friend Octave's invitation for a lavish hunting weekend at the aristocrat's palatial country estate at La Coliniere, among hand-picked guests and the mansion's servants. However, intrigue, rivalries, and human weaknesses threaten to expose royalty and paupers alike. Who will breach first the unwritten rules of the game?
| international title: | The Rules of the Game |
| original title: | La règle du jeu |
| country: | France |
| year: | 1939 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Jean Renoir |
| film run: | 110' |
| release date: | FR 08/07/1939, HR 27/01/1940, TR 29/05/1940, IT 31/08/1947, FI 22/03/1963, SE 13/11/1964, DK 11/03/1966, DE 05/03/1968, UK 07/03/1975, PT 20/04/1979, ES 17/02/1982, GR 15/10/2006 |
| screenplay: | Jean Renoir, Carl Koch |
| cast: | Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost |
| cinematography by: | Jean-Paul Alphen, Jean Bachelet, Jacques Lemare, Alain Renoir |
| film editing: | Marthe Huguet, Marguerite Renoir |
| art director: | Max Douy, Eugène Lourié |
| costumes designer: | Coco Chanel |

















