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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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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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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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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K Copy)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary with Olivier Curchod (2005)
DISC THREE
1962 introduction by Jean Renoir (6:24d)
"Jean Renoir le patron : La règle et l'exception" 1967 episode of Cinéastes de notre temps, directed by Jacques Rivette (56:24)
"Reconstructing The Rules of the Game" excerpt from a 1965 TV episode of program Les Écrans de la Ville (10:17)
2005 introduction by Olivier Curchod (27:55)
1972 interview with François Truffaut (22:58)
2014 conversation between Jean Douchet and Arnaud Desplechin (48:44)
"My Rules of the Game" 2005 interviews with Claude Chabrol, Guy-Claude François, Noémie Lvosky and Eduardo Serra (15:50)
"The Rules of the Musical Game" 2025 visual essay by Philippe Roger (38:45)
Audio excerpt from the comic opera The Deserter (4:28) -
Subtitles:None
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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 DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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UPC Number:3760233157878
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Notes:Transfer from a 4K restoration.
Includes a 64 page book and 4 postcards. -
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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.
Includes a fully illustrated booklet in the first pressing. -
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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 Rimini release has a 1080p transfer with some exclusive extras.
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 4K + Blu-ray Édition Collector France- Rimini - No cuts - restored version (107:34)
- 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 04/06/25UPDATE 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.
04/06/25: Added France Rimini.
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