The Rules of the Game

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Where to watch

Criterion Channel

Overview

The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.

Cast

Jean Renoir

Octave

Marcel Dalio

Robert de la Cheyniest

Nora Gregor

Christine de la Cheyniest

Julien Carette

Marceau, le braconnier

Roland Toutain

André Jurieux

Paulette Dubost

Lisette, sa camériste

Other films by Jean Renoir

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

1974

The Elusive Corporal

1962

Experiment in Evil

1960

Picnic on the Grass

1959

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