The Rules Of The Game (1939)

	Nora Gregor	Christine de la Cheyniest
	Paulette Dubost	Lisette, sa camériste
	Mila Parély	Geneviève de Marras
	Odette Talazac	Madame de la Plante
	Claire Gérard	Madame de la Bruyère
	Anne Mayen	Jackie, nièce de Christine
	Lise Elina	Radio-Reporter
	Marcel Dalio	Robert de la Cheyniest
	Julien Carette	Marceau, le braconnier
	Roland Toutain	André Jurieux
	Gaston Modot	Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse
	Jean Renoir	Octave
	Pierre Magnier	Le général
	Eddy Debray	Corneille, le majordome
	Pierre Nay	Monsieur de St. Aubin

Director

Jean Renoir

Producer

Claude Renoir

Writer

Jean Renoir
Carl Koch

Cinematography

Jacques Lemare
Jean Bachelet
Jean-Paul Alphen
Alain Renoir

This film begins with the aviator Andre Juriex (Roland Toutain) landing at a French airport only to denounce Christine (Nora Gregor), his former lover, for not coming to meet him. Christine is already married to Robert (Marcel Dalio) and considers Andre’s continued affection merely charming. Robert, in the meantime, has been keeping his own mistress, Genevieve (Mila Parely). The action proceeds to a weekend getaway at Robert’s estate. The aristocrats become involved in romantic tangles both between themselves and the various servants and groundskeepers involved in the maintenance of the estate, leading to comic and tragic mistaken identity as the classes and cultures clash, and jealousy gives way to violence.

Edition Details
Edition	The Criterion Collection
Distributor	Criterion
Release Date	1/20/2004
Packaging	Snap Case
Screen Ratio	Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles	English
Audio Tracks	Dolby Digital Mono [French] Dolby Digital Stereo [French] SUB [English]
Layers	Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes	2

Personal Details
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Disc 01

Disc One: Introduction to the film by Jean Renoir Audio Commentary Written by Film Scholar Alexander Sesonske and Read by Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich Version Comparison: Side by Side Analysis of the Two Endings of the Film, Along with an Illustrated Study of Renoir's Shooting Script Selected Scene Analysis by Renoir Historian Christopher Faulkner Disc Two: Excerpts from Jean Renoir, le patron: La Regle et l'exception (1966), a French Television Program Directed by Jacques Rivette Part one of Jean Renoir, a two-part 1993 BBC Documentary by David Thompson, featuring reflections on Renoir from his family, friends, collaborators, and admirers. New video essay about the film's production, release, and later reconstruction. Jean Gaborit and Jacques Durand discuss their reconstruction and re-release of the film. New interview with Renoir's son, Alain, an assistant cameraman on the film. New interview with The Rules of the Game set designer Max Douy 1995 Interview with Actress Mila Parely Written tributes to the film and Renoir by J. Hoberman, Kent Jones, Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, and others. Plus: a 24-page booklet featuring writings by Jean Renoir, Francois Truffaut, Henri Cartier-Bresson Tavernier, and an essay by Alexander Sesonske.