The rules of the game = La régle du jeu : fantaisie dramatique de Jean Renoir
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LC Subjects
Drama.
Feature films -- France.
Foreign films.
France -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
Video recordings.

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Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2004].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (22 pages ; 18 cm).
Language
French
ISBN
0780026926
UPC
037429180624

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1: New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound; introduction to the film by Jean Renoir; audio commentary written by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and read by filmmaker Peter Bogdonovich; selected scene analysis by Renoir historian Christopher Faulkner; new and improved English subtitle translation; optimal image quality: RSDL, dual-layer edition. Disc 2: Excerpts from Jean Renoir, le patron: La Regle et l'exception (1966), a French television program directed by Jacques Rivette; part one of Jean Renoir, a two-part 1993 BBC documentary by David Thompson, featuring reflections on Renoir; new video essay about the film's production; Jean Gaborit and Jacques Durand discuss their reconstruction and rerelease of the film; new interview with Renoir's son, Alain; new interview with the set designer, Max Douy; 1995 interview with actress Mila Parely; written tributes to the film and Renoir.
Creation/Production Credits
Director, Jean Renoir ; producer, Claude Renoir ; screenplay, Jean Renoir and Carl Koch ; photography, Jean Bachelet ; editor, Marguerite Renoir ; music, Roger Désormière.
Participants/Performers
Dalio, Nora Grégor, Roland Toutain.
Description
Cloaked in a comedy of manners, this scathing critique of corrupt French society is about a weekend hunting party at which amorous escapades abound among the aristocratic guests, which are also mirrored by the activities of the servants downstairs.
System Details
DVD; mono.; aspect ratio: 1:33:1.
Language
In French with optional English subtitles.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Renoir, C., Renoir, J., Koch, C., Dalio, M., Grégor, N., & Toutain, R. (2004). The rules of the game =: La régle du jeu : fantaisie dramatique de Jean Renoir (Special édition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Claude Renoir et al.. 2004. The Rules of the Game =: La Régle Du Jeu : Fantaisie Dramatique De Jean Renoir. [Irvington, NY]: The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Claude Renoir et al.. The Rules of the Game =: La Régle Du Jeu : Fantaisie Dramatique De Jean Renoir [Irvington, NY]: The Criterion Collection, 2004.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Renoir, C., Renoir, J., Koch, C., Dalio, M., Grégor, N. and Toutain, R. (2004). The rules of the game =: la régle du jeu : fantaisie dramatique de jean renoir. Special édition. [Irvington, NY]: The Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Renoir, Claude, et al. The Rules of the Game =: La Régle Du Jeu : Fantaisie Dramatique De Jean Renoir Special édition., The Criterion Collection, 2004.

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