The Rules of the game
(DVD)
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Published
United States : Criterion Collection, c2004.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sd., b&w ; 12 in. + 2 pamphlets (18 x 13 cm.)
Status
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
Los Osos Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Arroyo Grande Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf |
Los Osos Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf |
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Published
United States : Criterion Collection, c2004.
Format
DVD
Language
fre
UPC
037429180624
Notes
General Note
Series no. on spine of case.
General Note
"Special edition double-disc set"--Container.
General Note
"Cat. no. RUL020"--Case.
General Note
Originally released in 1939; restored by Jean Gaborit and Jacques Durand and re-released in 1959 by Les Grands Films Classiques.
General Note
Features: introduction to the film by Jean Renoir, audio commentary written by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and read by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, selected scene audio commentary by Renoir historian Christopher Faulkner, "Jean Renoir le Patron: La Regle et l'Exception" (1966), a French television program about "The rules of the game" featuring interviews with Renoir and actor Marcel Dalio, a new video essay about the film's production, release, and later reconstruction, Jean Gaborit and Jacques Durand discuss their reconstruction and re-release of the film (1965), new interview with Renoir's son, Alain, an assistant cameraman on the film, new interview with "The rules of the game" set designer Max Douy, written tributes to the film and Renoir by Francois Truffaut, Paul Schrader, Bertrand Tavernier, Wim Wenders, and others.
Creation/Production Credits
Classical music arranged by Roger Desomières and Joseph Kosma.
Participants/Performers
Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Mila Parély, Jean Renoir, Roland Toutain, Julien Carette, Gaston Modot.
Description
Includes 2 pamphlets in pocket: pam. 1: 24 pages featuring writings by Jean Renoir, Francois Truffaut, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bertrand Tavernier, and an essay by Alexander Sesonske; pam. 2: List of films in the Criterion Collection with issue nos.
Description
A comedy drama set on the eve of World War II. It contrasts the affairs of the French aristocracy and the working class at a weekend house party. Masters and their servants are involved in an immoral erotic charade that builds to a shattering climax.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD; full feature format (CAV); digital sound.
Language
French with optional English subtitles.
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