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The Rules of the Game (AUS) ( La Règle du jeu )

Paulette Dubost , Marcel Dalio , Jean Renoir    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Paulette Dubost, Marcel Dalio, Gaston Modot, Jean Renoir, John Dunn-Hill
  • Directors: Jean Renoir
  • Producers: The Rules of the Game (AUS) ( La Règle du jeu ), The Rules of the Game (AUS), La Règle du jeu
  • Format: Import, PAL, Subtitled
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Run Time: 102.00 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B003L0ZD80
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 248,850 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Now often cited as one of the greatest films ever made, Jean Renoir's La Règle du jeu/Rules of the Game was not warmly received on its original release in 1939: audiences at its opening engagements in Paris were openly hostile, responding to the film with shouts of derision, and distributors cut the movie from 113 minutes to a mere 80. It was banned as morally perilous during the German occupation and the original negative was destroyed during WWII. It wasn't until 1956 that Renoir was able to restore the film to its original length. In retrospect, this reaction seems both puzzling and understandable; at its heart, Rules of the Game is a very moral film about frequently amoral people. A comedy of manners whose wit only occasionally betrays its more serious intentions, it contrasts the romantic entanglements of rich and poor during a weekend at a country estate. André Jurieu (Roland Toutain), a French aviation hero, has fallen in love with Christine de la Chesnaye (Nora Gregor), who is married to wealthy aristocrat Marquis Robert de la Chesnaye (Marcel Dalio). Robert, however, has a mistress of his own, whom he invites to a weekend hunting party at his country home, along with André and his friend Octave (played by Jean Renoir himself). Meanwhile, the hired help have their own game of musical beds going on: a poacher is hired to work as a servant at the estate and immediately makes plans to seduce the gamekeeper's wife, while the gamekeeper recognizes him only as the man who's been trying to steal his rabbits. Among the upper classes, infidelity is not merely accepted but expected; codes are breached not by being unfaithful, but by lacking the courtesy...The Rules of the Game (AUS) ( La Règle du jeu )


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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars best foreign picture ever goes to....... 9 Mar 2007
Format:DVD
I first viewed this film a few years ago now, then i was amazed and confused by it. i have seen it at least 10 times since and love every viewing. the plot is genius, renoir tackling the subject of different classes. though not dividing them but showing we are all the same, striving for something better and in this case love and lust. it is poigniant, hilarious, sad, dark, i could go on... personally i rate this as the second best film of all time (nothing betters citizan kane but it is the only film that is remotely close).
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, true and touching 13 Feb 2006
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Format:DVD
I won't go on about it but I liked this film a lot. It is mostly a comedy about the social mores of the super rich, but it's a really well done piece of observation about different attitudes to adultery and love. I recommend it to anyone who likes well-made old films.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Renoir's Masterpiece 17 Sep 2012
By Taki34
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
They say at the time of its release in 1939 that Renoir himself once said "I wanted to depict a society dancing on a volcano".........When you watch this almost comedic pre-war gem you will see exactly what he means. It's a film to be lost in.. Soak up in the wit and cynical marvel of the characters..................Not to be missed..
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2.0 out of 5 stars Dire
Rambling, dated, not for me. Probably ok if you listen to Radio 4 all day and don't have to work. Just my opinion !
Published 5 months ago by Drew
4.0 out of 5 stars Renoir's Biting Satire
Jean Renoir's 1939 satire on the (French) class system is, for me, something of a mixed bag. It is a film which I consider to have been (certainly, historically at least) much... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Keith M
3.0 out of 5 stars The Rules of the Game - Jean Renoir
Not speaking French and the film being subtitled does not of course help but, although highly rated by many, I did not personally end up feeling that this is 'one of the best films... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2011 by James H. F. Daly
3.0 out of 5 stars Love the One You're With
"The Rules of the Game," ("La Règle du Jeu") (1939), is another classic drama of the French cinema, black and white, filmed between World Wars I and II by the famed French... Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2011 by Stephanie DePue
3.0 out of 5 stars Personal reasons, not relevant to others
I did buy this movie for my mother because my grant aunt is the actress. This movie has a very different meaning to me and a very different motivation to buy which might not be... Read more
Published on 25 May 2010 by Alexandra Fawkes
3.0 out of 5 stars Better than predicted!
On watching it my wife decided she had ordered the wrong film. Not a promising start! However it is not bad, actually quite funny in places, quite compelling observations of the... Read more
Published on 2 April 2007 by Nutta
2.0 out of 5 stars Overhyped but with some merit.
This is definitely not the best film ever made. It may well have been "acted" in the style prevalent at the time it was made but the acting is now dated. Read more
Published on 26 July 2005 by S. Fellows
5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect film
This is the one film that everyone should see, and that everyone should see several times. It is the best film ever made by a very long way, in a different class to the American... Read more
Published on 5 July 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Film Ever Made
I am delighted that at last this film is available on DVD. This is the finest film that has ever been made, streets ahead of any pretenders. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars The class system under the microscope
Renoir's brilliant study of class warfare takes place during a shooting weekend. Protagonists from across the social (and gender) divide fight bitter and deadly battles as they... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2002 by simonphillips01@btinternet.com
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