The Rules of the Game

La Règle du jeu

Considered one of the greatest films ever made, Renoir’s ensemble piece is the perfect blend of a comedy of manners and a biting satire of French society.

  • Director

    Jean Renoir

  • With

    Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost

  • France 1939. 110min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    PG

  • English subtitles

A Parisian aristocrat’s country château is the perfect setting for Jean Renoir’s masterful critique of the French upper class in the lead-up to the Second World War. Through multiple intrigues and romantic games, which unfold over the course of a shooting weekend, Renoir exposes uncomfortable truths about a society on the precipice of a national tragedy. A brilliantly constructed, beautifully shot and highly influential masterpiece.

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