The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

1939 · 106 min · FR · NR · 7.6 (508 votes)
Dir. Jean Renoir · Starring Jean Renoir, Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Julien Carette, Roland Toutain, Paulette Dubost · Music Joseph Kosma
DramaComedyRomance

A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.

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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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