A film that I adore and worship with religious fervor, one of the small handful of movies that I have never been able to exhaust.
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07/26/09
The Rules of the Game (1939)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:36
Rotten:1
Average Rating:9.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, Jean Renoir's masterpiece THE RULES OF THE GAME is a devastating satire of the pre-WWII French aristocracy. Starring Marcel Dalio as wealthy... [More]
Starring: Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Jean Renoir, Mila Parely
Director: Jean Renoir
Reviews for The Rules of the Game
Banned by the Nazis, and destroyed before being discovered and restored, "The Rules of the Game" influenced iconic directors like Orson Welles, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Robert Altman. It is one of best films ever made.
04/15/09
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05/12/07
Top CriticThe mobile camera seems to be a member of the party, as it follows the almost balletically choreographed movements of the cast. The effect for the audience is transcendental. We are watching life at its messiest, unfolding at its most beautiful.
04/26/07
Top CriticA scathing attack on the show of feeling by a murderously superficial elite . . . the more you watch it, the more Renoir's masterwork reflects the cold, hard truth%u2014The Rules of the Game still apply.
03/25/07
Welcome to The Rules of the Game, Jean Renoir's delightful, frothy, bittersweet masterpiece about romance, class and manners.
03/16/07
A great film because of the way it moves beyond social commentary to show how each character, rich and poor, is isolated and at the same time unified by his fears and needs. We're all in a class by ourselves.
03/01/07
A disaster when initially released, the movie's reputation has only grown since.
02/16/07
The digitally restored print showing in theaters is worth seeing. If it doesn't come to your town, then look for it to show up on IFC in its tribute to Janus Films or buy or rent the Criterion Collection DVD. However you see this masterpiece, you absol
01/11/07
Jean Renoir's classic 1939 satire hasn't lost any of its ability to both shock and enlighten.
12/30/06
Even if you think you know it, see it again for its newly rediscovered depth of field, and even more, for its infinite wellsprings of character and empathy.
12/28/06
There are about a dozen genuine miracles in the history of cinema, and one of them is Jean Renoir's supreme 1939 tragi-comedy The Rules of the Game.
12/28/06
Yes, there is the director's perfect and unobtrusive technique...and, yes, there's his extraordinarily good-natured, generous attitude toward his characters. But the whole is much greater than the sum of these elements.
12/28/06
What ultimately defines the film, what makes it unforgettable, is its tragic gravity.
12/22/06
[The film] is a comedy, a tragedy, a portrait of class manners, a love story of touching caprice (who will Nora Grégor's Christine fall for? Whoever woos her at the right moment), and far and away the cinema's greatest midsummer night's dream.
11/08/06
The film was withdrawn, recut, and eventually banned by the occupying forces for its "demoralizing" effects. It was not shown again in its complete form until 1965, when it became clear that here, perhaps, was the greatest film ever made.
11/08/06
Like the very greatest artists in all media, Renoir was able to transcend his own perspective, his own prejudices, and glimpse something of the terror and wonder of human life, the pain of misapplied or rejected love, for rich as for poor.
11/02/06
If you think you know it, see it again for its newly rediscovered depth of field, and even more, for its infinite wellsprings of character and empathy.
10/31/06
Embracing every level of French society, from the aristocratic hosts to a poacher turned servant, the film presents a hilarious yet melancholic picture of a nation riven by petty class distinctions.
06/24/06
... impressionante a fluidez com que as diversas narrativas se movem e se cruzam, mas ainda mais admirável é perceber a complexidade e a eficiência com que a câmera de Renoir percorre a história.
11/23/05
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