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Comedy-drama

The Rules of the Game

Durata
106 minCriterion 1959 reconstruction Fonti delle versioni ↓

A country-house farce that quietly indicts everyone.

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Paese di produzione
France (Si apre in inglese)
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Original illustration for The Rules of the Game: An ornate country-house interior sliced into overlapping paper doorways and a miniature theatre stage, chandelier and empty chairs at mismatched social scales.

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Cosa aspettarsi

The Rules of the Game gathers lovers, spouses, servants, and guests at a country estate, then lets their private arrangements collide. Jean Renoir keeps rooms and backgrounds alive, so several dramas can unfold within the same frame. The tone moves lightly between farce and disappointment. Its social criticism works because no one stands outside the game: affection, vanity, and convention entangle every class.

Come avvicinarsi al film

The number of relationships can be disorienting, so begin with a simple question: who wants whom, and who is pretending not to mind? Servants and guests mirror one another, while Octave moves between groups and helps connect them. Keep an eye on the background of busy scenes. The film often places the next complication in view before the foreground notices it.

Da sapere

Una breve nota non esaustiva Includes infidelity, gun violence, a prolonged hunt with on-screen animal deaths, and casual class and gender prejudice.
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The house seems designed for secrets to circulate faster than people can manage them. Doors open onto the wrong conversation, music covers a warning, and courtesy keeps disaster moving. I find the film funniest when everyone believes they understand the rules, and saddest when those rules prove more durable than any individual feeling.

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Crediti e versioni

Mappa delle versioni

Criterion 1959 reconstruction 106 min Criterion identifies the 1959 reconstruction and its current restored presentation as 106 minutes. This is not labelled as an untouched 1939 release print. Fonte: The Criterion Collection — The Rules of the Game Riferimento per la durata · Verificato il 2026-08-16

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