The rules of the game
(DVD)
Contributors
Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979, director,
Renoir, Claude, 1901-1969, producer.
Koch, Carl, 1892-1963.
Dalio, Marcel, 1900-1983, actor.
Dubost, Paulette, actor.
Renoir, Claude, 1901-1969, producer.
Koch, Carl, 1892-1963.
Dalio, Marcel, 1900-1983, actor.
Dubost, Paulette, actor.
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2011].
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD édition.
ISBN
9781604655209, 1604655208
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2011].
Edition
DVD édition.
Language
French
ISBN
9781604655209, 1604655208
UPC
715515089814
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.
General Note
Special features disc 1: Introduction by director Jean Renoir; audio commentary written by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and read by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich; comparison of the film's two endings; selected-scene analysis by Renoir historian Chris Faulkner.
General Note
Special features disc 2: Excerpts from "Jean Renoir, le patron : la règle et l'exception" (1966), a French television program by filmmaker Jacques Rivette; part one of Jean Renoir, a two-part 1993 BBC documentary by film critic David Thompson; video essay about the film's production, release, and 1959 reconstruction; interview with film critic Olivier Curchod; interview from a 1965 episode of the French television series "Les écrans de la ville" in which Jean Gaborit and Jacques Durand discuss their reconstruction and rerelease of the film; interviews with set designer Max Douy, Renoir's son, Alain, and actress Mila Parèly.
General Note
Booklet featuring an essay by Sesonske, writings by Jean Renoir, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bertrand Tavernier, and François Truffaut, and tributes to the film by J. Hoberman, Kent Jones,Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, Robert Altman, and others.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jean Bachelet ; editors, Marguerite Renoir, Marthe Huguet ; music, Roger Désormière.
Participants/Performers
Marcel Dalio, Nora Grégor, Roland Toutain, Mila Parély, Paulette Dubost, Julien Carette, Gaston Modot, Jean Renoir, Anne Mayen.
Description
A scathing critique of corrupt French society cloaked in a comedy of manners, in which a weekend at a marquis's countryside chateau lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haute bourgeois acquaintances. The film was a victim of tumultuous history: it was subjected to cuts after premiere audiences rejected it in 1939, and the original negative was destroyed during World War II. It wasn't reconstructed until 1959. That version, which has stunned viewers for decades, is presented here.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: not rated.
System Details
DVD; region 1; NTSC; aspect ratio 1.33:1 presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language
French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
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| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernards Township Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD FOREIGN RUL | Available | |
| Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Media - World Languages | RULES | Available | |
| Morris County Library - Adult Media | FOREIGN-FRANCE RULES OF DVD16682 | FOREIGN: FRANCE | Available |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Renoir, J., Renoir, C., Koch, C., Dalio, M., Dubost, P., Carette, J., Modot, G., Mayen, A., Parély, M., Grégor, N., Toutain, R., & Désormière, R. (2011). The rules of the game (DVD édition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jean Renoir et al.. 2011. The Rules of the Game. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jean Renoir et al.. The Rules of the Game The Criterion Collection, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Renoir, Jean, et al. The Rules of the Game DVD édition., The Criterion Collection, 2011.
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