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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

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