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 |