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Rules of the Game (The) AKA La règle du jeu (Blu-ray) (1939)
Renoir's look at bourgeois life in France at the onset of World War II. An assorted cast of characters - the rich and their poor servants - meet up at a French chateau for various reasons and the result is murder.Director: Jean Renoir
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary written by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and read by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
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Extras:"Introduction to the film by director Jean Renoir" featurette (6:31)
"Scene Analysis" selected-scene audio commentary by Renoir historian Christopher Faulkner:
– Public and Private (5:30)
– Corridor (2:41)
"Jean Renoir" documentary (60:01)
"Jean Renoir, le Patron" featurette (31:13)
"Playing by Different Rules" featurettes:
– Version comparison (13:06)
– Short version ending (8:32)
"Production History" featurettes:
– Chris Faulkner (8:18)
– Olivier Curchod (27:39)
– Gaborit and Durand (10:04)
Interviews with:
– Set designer Max Douy (9:04)
– Actress Mila Parély (16:16)
– Assistant Alain Renoir (18:18) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 1.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 44-page booklet containing writings by Jean Renoir, François Truffaut, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bertrand Tavernier, an essay by Alexander Sesonske, tributes and notes about the transfer.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary written by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and read by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
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Extras:"Introduction to the film by director Jean Renoir" featurette (6:31)
"Scene Analysis" selected-scene audio commentary by Renoir historian Christopher Faulkner:
– Public and Private (5:30)
– Corridor (2:41)
"Jean Renoir" documentary (60:01)
"Jean Renoir, le Patron" featurette (31:13)
"Playing by Different Rules" featurettes:
– Version comparison (13:06)
– Short version ending (8:32)
"Production History" featurettes:
– Chris Faulkner (8:18)
– Olivier Curchod (27:39)
– Gaborit and Durand (10:04)
Interviews with:
– Set designer Max Douy (9:04)
– Actress Mila Parély (16:16)
– Assistant Alain Renoir (18:18) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 1.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 44-page booklet containing writings by Jean Renoir, François Truffaut, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bertrand Tavernier, an essay by Alexander Sesonske, tributes and notes about the transfer.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Olivier Curchod
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Extras:Introduction by Jean Renoir (5:56)
"Once Upon a Time… The Rules of the Game" documentary (51:59)
"Ma: Rules of the Game" featurette (15:44)
"Olivier Curchod Presents The Rules of the Game" featurette (27:37)
Image by Image Analysis by Jean Douchet and Pierre‑Oscar Lévy (42:33)
"Jean Renoir, le patron : La Règle et l'exception" 1966 Cinéastes de notre temps episode (49:05)
Trailer (1:41) -
Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Amazon France
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Extras:Trailer (1:41)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Amazon France
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 32 page booklet.
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Amazon France
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by film writers David Jenkins and Trevor Johnston (2023)
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Extras:"Image par image: La Règle du jeu" 1987 documentary (42:34)
"Leslie Caron on La Règle du jeu" 2016 introduction (17:40)
Stills Gallery (5:15)
"La Vie est à nous" 1936 film (64:16)
"Pheasant Shooting" 1913 Topical Budget newsreel (1:11)
"Society on the Moors" 1921 Topical Budget newsreel (1:17) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from a 4K restoration.
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OVERALL: Draw
The identical US and Canadian releases have a 1080p transfer with exclusive extras and the original mono track.
The UK release has a 1080p transfer with some differing exclusive extras and the original mono track.
The French Editions Montparnasse release has some differing exclusive extras with both 5.1 and original mono tracks, but uses a 25fps transfer.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - restored version (106:35).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts - restored version (106:35).
- Blu-ray B France- Editions Montparnasse - No cuts - restored version.
- Blu-ray B France- ESC Editions - No cuts - restored version (105:43).
- Blu-ray B France- Movinside - No cuts - restored version (105:43).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - restored version (107:27)
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 04/01/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 23/05/23UPDATE LOG:
04/01/14: Initial entry.
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25/08/22: Added caps-a-holic.
17/03/23: Updated France Montparnasse.
23/05/23: Added UK.
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