‘The Rules of the Game’ Apply to Some and Not Others

Director Jean Renoir’s masterpiece casts a harsh light on class and society in 1939.

André Jurieux (Roland Toutain) is infatuated with Christine de la Chesniest (Nora Gregor), in “The Rules of the Game.” Nouvelle Édition Française

NR | 1h 50m | Satire, Comedy, Drama | 1950

Having recently reviewed director Jean Renoir’s 1937 war drama “The Grand Illusion,” I wasn’t expecting the sharp turn in tone with his follow-up 1939 masterpiece “The Rules of the Game.”