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The Rules of the Game (original French title: La règle du jeu) is a 1939 film directed by Jean Renoir about upper-class French society just before the start of World War II. To a large extent, Renoir's film is a rewriting of Alfred de Musset's Les Caprices de Marianne, a popular 19th-century comedy of manners.''

The film was initially condemned for its satire on the French upper classes and was greeted with derision by a Parisian crowd on its première. The upper class is depicted in this film as capricious and self-indulgent, with little regard for the consequences of their actions. The French government duly banned it, but after the War it has come to be seen by many film critics and directors as one of the greatest films of all time.

The film is an ensemble farce that turns into a tragedy in the final act. It is characterized by thematic elements common of much of Renoir's work, such as the moral relativism exhibited by its characters, and an abhorrence of senseless death.

Costumes: Coco Chanel.
Edited: Marguerite Renoir.

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