{"id":73704,"date":"2021-07-10T21:43:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T04:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73704"},"modified":"2021-07-10T21:43:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T04:43:04","slug":"rules-of-the-game-the-regle-du-jeu-la-1939","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73704","title":{"rendered":"Rules of the Game, The \/ R\u00e9gle Du Jeu, La (1939)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Some people are really clumsy with their guns.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Poster-216x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-73705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Poster-216x300.png 216w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Poster-738x1024.png 738w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Poster-92x128.png 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Poster-768x1065.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Poster-195x270.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Poster.png 807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a pilot (Roland Toutain) lands in Paris after a trans-Atlantic flight, he publicly laments the fact that his lover (Nora Gregor) is not there to meet him. Meanwhile, Christine (Gregor) is preparing for a visit with her husband (Marcel Dalio) to their country villa, accompanied by her loyal maid (Paulette Dubost), whose husband (Gaston Modot) is the villa&#8217;s gamekeeper. When Christine&#8217;s long-time friend Octave (Jean Renoir) arrives at the villa with heartbroken Andre (Toutain), romantic hijinks quickly ensue &#8212; including Christine discovering that her husband has been having a long-time affair with a family friend (Mila Parely), and Lisette (Dubost) being pursued by an amorous poacher (Julien Carette).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bourgeois Society<\/li>\n<li>Class Relations<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this classic film by Jean Renoir is &#8220;set up as a standard French bedroom farce&#8221;: &#8220;many guests gather for a weekend of partying and hunting at [a] country chateau,&#8221; but the &#8220;affair deteriorates&#8221; as Dalio has a &#8220;knockabout fight with the hero aviator&#8221; (Toutain), and the gamekeeper (Modot) &#8220;races through the house trying to gun down the poacher-turned servant (Julien Carette) who has captured&#8221; the heart of his wife (Dubost). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gun.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gun-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gun-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gun-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gun-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gun-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gun-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gun.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary points out that &#8220;as the men fight over the women, the women&#8217;s attentions turn elsewhere&#8221; and that &#8220;the slapstick nature of foolish men going at each other is diversionary, meant to seem like a counterpoint to [the] earlier brutal rabbit-pheasant hunt.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hunt-Picking-Up.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hunt-Picking-Up-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hunt-Picking-Up-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hunt-Picking-Up-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hunt-Picking-Up-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hunt-Picking-Up-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hunt-Picking-Up-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hunt-Picking-Up.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He argues that &#8220;Renoir intended to present us with several [types of] romances that [the] French have pride in,&#8221; including &#8220;a hero who runs off with a lonely married woman whose rich, unfaithful husband was undeserving of her.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hero-Romance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hero-Romance-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hero-Romance-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hero-Romance-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hero-Romance-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hero-Romance-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hero-Romance-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Hero-Romance.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the &#8220;surprisingly bleak, cynical ending&#8221; shows us that &#8220;for those who are driven by hearts and emotions, there is tragedy &#8212; those who survive unscathed are those sly devils who have money or those stupid brutes who have guns in their hands.&#8221; Peary finishes his review by noting that while this is &#8220;regarded as Renoir&#8217;s masterpiece,&#8221; it&#8217;s &#8220;not for all tastes (including [his] own) despite interesting themes.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>I think I&#8217;m a slightly bigger fan of this darkly satirical romantic farce than Peary. I appreciate Dalio and Gregor&#8217;s performances as a couple who clearly understand the spirit of their marital arrangement: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-Dalio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-Dalio-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-Dalio-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-Dalio-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-Dalio-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-Dalio-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-Dalio-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-Dalio.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Dubost as a romance-loving maid who confidently asserts, &#8220;My husband&#8217;s no trouble&#8221; (in terms of her having casual lovers on the side), yet comes to a rude awakening about the depth of his jealousy. The hunting sequence is keenly handled, both in terms of showcasing class relations and in setting up a key narrative turning point: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Viewing-Glass.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Viewing-Glass-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Viewing-Glass-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Viewing-Glass-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Viewing-Glass-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Viewing-Glass-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Viewing-Glass-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Viewing-Glass.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given how many guns are waved around by dozens of individuals, we know that one will eventually &#8212; as Chekhov dictates &#8212; go off (and not simply to kill a rabbit), but we&#8217;re kept in suspense about when and how this will happen. Meanwhile, slapstick and lighthearted fun are expertly mixed with pathos and &#8212; as Peary notes &#8212; tragedy.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Be forewarned that casual racism and antisemitism are present to an extent that was likely (sadly) common for the time. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marcel Dalio as the Marquis<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dalio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dalio-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dalio-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dalio-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dalio-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dalio-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dalio-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dalio.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nora Gregor as Christine<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Gregor.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paulette Dubost as Lisette<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dubost.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dubost-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dubost-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dubost-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dubost-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dubost-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dubost-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Dubost.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jean Bachelet&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography3-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography3-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography3-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography3-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography3-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography3-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography3.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography1-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography1-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography1-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography1-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography1-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography1-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Cinematography1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The memorable hunt sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Pheasant.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Pheasant-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Pheasant-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Pheasant-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Pheasant-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Pheasant-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Pheasant-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rules-of-the-Game-Pheasant.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an enduring classic by a master director. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1458\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0031885\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/88741\/the-rules-of-the-game#articles-reviews?articleId=12766\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2006\/11\/02\/btm_86\/\">Salon Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviediva.com\/MD_root\/reviewpages\/MDRulesoftheGame.htm\">Movie Diva Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-rules-of-the-game\/review\/2030127352\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/308-the-rules-of-the-game-everyone-has-their-reasons\">Criterion Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/2668\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Some people are really clumsy with their guns.&#8221; Synopsis: When a pilot (Roland Toutain) lands in Paris after a trans-Atlantic flight, he publicly laments the fact that his lover (Nora Gregor) is not there to meet him. Meanwhile, Christine (Gregor) is preparing for a visit with her husband (Marcel Dalio) to their country villa, accompanied by her loyal maid (Paulette Dubost), whose husband (Gaston Modot) is the villa&#8217;s gamekeeper. 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