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Rules of the Game (The) AKA La règle du jeu (1939)
One of the two or three greatest films ever made in France.Director: Jean Renoir
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Introduction to the film by director Jean Renoir (6:30)
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):
– Short version ending (8:32)
– Version comparison (13:05)
– Analysis of the shooting script (text and stills)
Selected scene analysis by Renoir historian Christopher Faulkner (8:09)
DISC TWO
"Jean Renoir le Patron: La Règle et l'Exception" (1966) TV programme by Jacques Rivette (31:13)
“Jean Renoir: Part One: From La Belle Époque to World War II” (1993) documentary by David Thompson (59:59)
Video essay narrated by Christopher Faulkner (8:19)
Jean Gaborit and Jacques Durand discuss their reconstruction and re-release of the film, an excerpt from a 1965 French TV programme (10:05)
Cast and crew interviews:
– set designer Max Douy (9:05)
– actress Mila Parély (16:17)
– assistant cameraman Alain Renoir (18:18)
Written tributes to the film and Renoir by François Truffaut, Paul Schrader, Bertrand Tavernier, Wim Wenders and others -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Comes with a 24-page booklet, featuring writings by Jean Renoir, François Truffaut, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bertrand Tavernier, and an essay by Alexander Sesonske.
In thick plastic slipsleeve case -
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Extras:Photo slideshow (1:47)
Bonus trailers (15:09)
– Mon oncle d’Amérique
– Moby Dick
– The Harder They Come
– The Bride Wore Black
– Mississippi Mermaid
– The Man Who Loved Women
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.30:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Package incorrectly states Region 2 only.
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Extras:"La règle du jeu de Jean Renoir: Une analyse du film par l’image" (1987) documentary by Pierre-Oscar Levy from the TV series "Image par Image" (42 min)
Poster gallery
DVD-ROM Material:
– Biographies
– Filmographies
– Complete cast & crew list
– Web links -
Subtitles:English, German and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French MPEG 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The documentary is also subtitled in English, German and Spanish
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Extras:"La règle du jeu de Jean Renoir: Une analyse du film par l’image" (1987) documentary by Pierre-Oscar Levy from the series "Image par Image" (42:34)
Director's biography (4 pages)
Sleeve notes by Philip Kemp -
Subtitles:English (burned-in)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Image par Image" making-of featurette
Introduction by Jean Renoir (9 min)
Bonus trailers -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R0
The R0 American edition for the enormous range of extras.
The only substantial extra on the two R2 and one R4 editions is the 42-minute "Image par Image" documentary.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts – restored version (106:20 NTSC).
- R0 Scandinavia- Another World Entertainment / Future Film / Studio S - No cuts - restored version (101:18 PAL)
- R2 France- Editions Montparnasse - No cuts – restored version (101:42 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - restored version (101:39 PAL).
- R4 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - restored version.
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 30/11/03
Comparison last updated by Markus_Lang on 31/05/14UPDATE LOG:
31/03/11: Corrected typo in film title.
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31/05/14: Addition of the R0 Scandinavian and R4 Australian edition.
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