Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.net - Rules of the Game (The) AKA La règle du jeu (Blu-ray) (1939)

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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Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection [2011]
Blu-ray A Canada - Criterion Collection [2011]
Blu-ray B France - Editions Montparnasse [2011]
Blu-ray B France - ESC Editions [2021]
Blu-ray B France - Movinside [2017]
Blu-ray B France - Rimini - 4K + Blu-ray Édition Collector [2025]
Blu-ray B United Kingdom - British Film Institute [2023]

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.
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 04/06/25

UPDATE LOG:

04/01/14: Initial entry.
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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