Max Douy on THE RULES OF THE GAME
The Rules of the Game • 9m 8s
Max Douy’s career as a production designer spanned fifty years and over 150 films, including collaborations with directors Claude Autant-Lara, Jules Dassin, and Jean Renoir. He served as assistant to Eugène Lourié on THE RULES OF THE GAME. In June 2003, he gave this interview at the famed Moulin Rouge in Paris.
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