Title | : | The Rules of the Game |
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Release | : | 1939 |
Rating | : | 8 |
Language | : | French, German, English |
Runtime | : | 110 |
Genre | : | Comedy,Drama |
On the brink of WWII, the record-breaking aviator, André Jurieux, safely lands at a small airport crammed with reporters, only to come face to face with his worst fear: the object of his desire, Christine--a blonde noblewoman and wife of the affluent Marquis de la Cheyniest, Robert--is not there to greet him. Intent on winning her back, André accepts his friend Octave's invitation for a lavish hunting weekend at the aristocrat's palatial country estate at La Coliniere, among hand-picked guests and the mansion's servants; however, intrigue, rivalries, and human weaknesses threaten to expose both royalty and paupers alike. Who will breach the unwritten rules of the game?
Jean Renoir (scenario & dialogue), Carl Koch (collaborator)