The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

1939 · 110 min · FR · NR · 7.5 (686 votes)
Dir. Jean Renoir · Starring Jean Renoir, Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Julien Carette, Roland Toutain, Paulette Dubost · Music Joseph Kosma
DramaComedyRomance

The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.

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A razor-sharp dissection of the French upper class, this film crackles with witty dialogue and simmering resentments. It's a darkly comedic, yet ultimately tragic, look at love, jealousy, and the suffocating rules of society.

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