| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
2 DVDs (106 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (22 p. ; 18 cm.) |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 216 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 216.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939. |
| Contents |
Contents: 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 filmaker 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 Renior, 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. |
| Credits |
Credits: Director, Jean Renoir ; producer, Claude Renoir ; screenplay, Jean Renoir and Carl Koch ; photography, Jean Bachelet ; editor, Marguerite Renoir ; music, Roger Desormiere. |
| Cast |
Dalio, Nora Gregor, Roland Toutain. |
| Summary |
Summary: 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. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Subject |
France -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Koch, Carl, 1892-1963.
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Dalio, Marcel, 1900-1983.
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Toutain, Roland, 1905-1977.
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Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979
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Renoir, Claude, 1914-1993.
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Gregor, Nora, 1901-1949.
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Janus Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Rules of the game |
| Cover Title |
Jean Renoir's The rules of the game |
| ISBN |
0780026926 |
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9780780026926 |
| Music No. |
RUL020 The Criterion Collection |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000028664041 |
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