Description: Considered one of the greatest films ever made, Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game is a scathing critique of corrupt French society cloaked in a comedy of manners in which a weekend at a marquis’s country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut-bourgeois acquaintances. The film has had a tumultuous history: it was subjected to cuts after the violent response of the audience at its 1939 premiere, 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. France 1939 106 minutes Black & White 1.37:1 French Spine #2164K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Introduction to the film 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 Excerpts from a 1966 French television program by filmmaker Jacques Rivette Part one of Jean Renoir, a two-part 1993 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 with Jean Gaborit and Jacques Durand Interviews with set designer Max Douy; Renoir’s son, Alain; and actor Mila Parély PLUS: 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 New cover by Raphael Geroni DOMESTIC SHIPPING WOULD BE $6.50. INTERNATIONAL WILL HAVE TO BE CALCULATED.BTW, I HAVE OTHER CRITERION TITLES LISTED AND MANY MORE YET TO LIST. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING SPECIFIC LET ME KNOW.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Case Type: Blu-ray Case
Rating: PG-13
Subtitle Language: English
Director: Jean Renoir
Studio: The Criterion Collection
Edition: Criterion Edition
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Type: Movie
Format: Blu-ray
Region Code: Blu-ray: A (Americas, Southeast Asia...)
Language: French
Release Year: 2011
Features: Alternate Endings, Black & White, Book Included, Commentary, Retrospective Interviews, With Subtitles
Run Time: 106 min.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Satire
Movie/TV Title: THE RULES OF THE GAME
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
