The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game (original French title: La règle du jeu) is a 1939 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jean Renoir. The ensemble cast includes Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély, Marcel Dalio, Julien Carette, Roland Toutain, Gaston Modot, Pierre Magnier and Renoir.
Plot
Aviator André Jurieux lands at Le Bourget Airfield outside Paris after crossing the Atlantic in his plane. He is greeted by his friend Octave, who tells André that Christine the Austrian-French noblewoman André loveshas not come to greet him. André is heartbroken. When a radio reporter comes to broadcast André's first words upon landing, he explains his sorrow and denounces Christine. She is listening to the broadcast in her Paris apartment while attended by her maid, Lisette. Christine has been married to Robert, Marquis de la Chesnaye for three years. For two years, Lisette has been married to Schumacher the gamekeeper at Robert's country estate, La Colinière in Solognebut she is more devoted to Christine than to her husband. Christine's past relationship with André is openly known by her husband, her maid and their friend Octave. After Christine and Robert playfully discuss André's emotional display and pledge devotion to one another, Robert excuses himself to make a telephone call. He arranges to meet his mistress Geneviève the next morning.
Cast
- André Zwobada
- Claire Gérard
- Edy Debray
- Gaston Modot
- Géo Forster
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Jacques Beauvais
- Jean Renoir
- Jenny Hélia
- Julien Carette
- Léon Larive
- Lise Élina
- Marcel Dalio
- Marcel Melrac
- Marguerite de Morlaye
- Maurice Marceau
- Mila Parély
- Nicolas Amato
- Nora Gregor
- Odette Talazac
- Paulette Dubost
- Pierre Magnier
- Pierre Nay
- Richard Francœur
- Roland Toutain
- Tony Corteggiani
More details
| author | Carl Koch Jean Renoir |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Jean Renoir |
| editor | Marguerite Renoir |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | country estate expel game happen kill land le bourget airfield le mariage de figaro listen marriage of figaro married masked ball morning mozart's opera nothing past relationship run away seclude sologne telephone call the marriage of figaro |
| musicBy | Joseph Kosma Roger Désormière |
| producer | Claude Renoir |
| productionCompany | Nouvelle Édition Française |
| publisher | Gaumont Film Company |
| theme | noir |