Rules of the Game [2 Discs]
Features:
- New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
- Introduction to the film by Jean Renoir
- Audio commentary written by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and read by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
- Version comparison: Side-by-side analysis of the two endings of the film, along with an illustrated study of Renoir's shooting script
- Selected scene analysis by Renoir historian Christopher Faulkner
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
- Excerpts from "Jean Renoir, le Patron: La Règle et L'Exception" (1966), a French television program directed by Jacques Rivette
- Part one of "Jean Renoir," a two-part 1993 BBC documentary by David Thompson, featuring reflections on Renoir form his family, friends, collaborators, and admirers
- New video essay about the film's production, release, and later reconstruction
- Jean Gaborit and Jacques Durand discuss their reconstruction and rerelease of the film
- New interviews with Renoir's son, Alain, and assistant cameraman on the film
- New interview with The Rules of the Game set designer Max Douy
- 1995 interview with actress Mila Parély
- Written tributes to the film and Renoir by J. Hoberman, Kent Jones, Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders, and others
- 24-page booklet featuring writings by Jean Renoir, François Truffaut, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bertrand Tavernier, and an essay by Alexander Sesonske
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- Side #1 -- Disc One
- Renoir Introduction
- Play the Movie
- Chapters
- Commentary
- Commentary: On
- Commentary: Off
- Commentary Index
- Menu Group #1 with 29 chapter(s) covering 01:46:25
- Version Comparison
- Short Version Ending
- Analysis of the Shooting Script
- Version Comparison
- Scene Analysis
- Play All
- Public and Private
- Corridor
- Subtitles
- English Subtitles: On
- English Subtitles: Off
- Side #2 -- Disc Two
- Jean Renoir, Le Patron
- Play
- Index
- Menu Group #1 with 9 chapter(s) covering 00:31:13
- BBC Documentary
- Play
- Index
- Menu Group #2 with 14 chapter(s) covering 00:59:59
- Production History
- Video Essay
- Gaborit & Durand
- Interviews
- Max Douy
- Play
- Mila Parély
- Play
- Alain Renoir
- Play
- Tributes
- Subtitles
- English Subtitles: On
- English Subtitles: Off
View chapters
- Side #1 -- Disc One
- 1. Opening Credits [2:15]
- 2. André & Octave [3:38]
- 3. Lisette & Christine [1:28]
- 4. Christine & Robert [2:00]
- 5. Robert & Geneviève [2:50]
- 6. "You'll See Her Again" [3:02]
- 7. Convincing Christine [4:28]
- 8. "A Dangerous Poet" [3:16]
- 9. Schumacher & Marceau [7:17]
- 10. Guests [3:03]
- 11. Upstairs [3:29]
- 12. Downstairs [3:33]
- 13. "Cards on the Table" [4:12]
- 14. La Chasse [6:54]
- 15. A Closer Look [4:12]
- 16. Frankly Speaking [3:06]
- 17. "She Loves Me..." [2:41]
- 18. La Fête de La Colinière [6:21]
- 19. "There Are Still Rules" [1:45]
- 20. The Marquis' Latest Find [3:43]
- 21. The Chase [1:46]
- 22. "Poor Little Christine" [3:05]
- 23. End of the Affair [5:18]
- 24. "Everyone Lies" [4:41]
- 25. A Dangerous Angel [6:00]
- 26. "You're Making a Mistake" [3:20]
- 27. The Sacrifice [2:43]
- 28. Game Over [3:51]
- 29. Color Bars [2:13]
- 1. A Frivolous Story [2:15]
- 2. Un Film D'ensemble [3:38]
- 3. The Only Topic of Interest [1:28]
- 4. Political Climate [2:00]
- 5. Moral Parameters [2:50]
- 6. Outsiders [3:02]
- 7. The Go-Between [4:28]
- 8. Reasons [3:16]
- 9. Structure & Sources [7:17]
- 10. Christine [3:03]
- 11. Maintaining Appearances [3:29]
- 12. Mirror Image [3:33]
- 13. Schumacher & Marceau [4:12]
- 14. The Thematic Center [6:54]
- 15. Winding Up the Plot [4:12]
- 16. Mistaken Discoveries [3:06]
- 17. Change of Partners [2:41]
- 18. Out of Renoir's Control [6:21]
- 19. Roles Reversed [1:45]
- 20. Summation of a Life [3:43]
- 21. Triangles & Pairs [1:46]
- 22. The Jester's Reality [3:05]
- 23. Sound & Music [5:18]
- 24. Old & New Loyalties [4:41]
- 25. Renoir & Octave [6:00]
- 26. The Truth in the Mirror [3:20]
- 27. Death of Innocence [2:43]
- 28. A Web of Truths [3:51]
- 29. Color Bars [2:13]
- Side #2 -- Disc Two
- 1. Between Munich & The War [2:53]
- 2. The Shooting Script/ Depth of Field [5:09]
- 3. The Main Characters [3:23]
- 4. Seeking the Center [2:01]
- 5. La Chesnaye [7:29]
- 6. Christine [4:38]
- 7. Improvisaion [3:38]
- 8. The Sacrifice [1:56]
- 1. "How Did He Do It?" [2:51]
- 2. Auguste the Father [4:25]
- 3. Gabrielle/The Military [3:43]
- 4. Dédée [3:09]
- 5. La Five de L'eau [3:47]
- 6. Charleston/Nana [4:11]
- 7. La Chienne/ Baudu [6:19]
- 8. Le Crime de Monsieur Lange [2:48]
- 9. Political Leanings/ Marguerite [3:27]
- 10. A Day in the Country [5:40]
- 11. Grand Illusion [7:46]
- 12. The Rules of the Game [6:28]
- 13. Leaving France [5:18]
Year released: 1939
MPAA Rating: [ ]
Format: Black & White
Length: 106
Sound: DD1
Subtitles: Eng
Studio: Criterion