Scene Analysis: “Public and Private”
The Rules of the Game • 5m 30s
This commentary on the opening sequence of THE RULES OF THE GAME was recorded in 2003. Chris Faulkner is the author of “The Social Cinema of Jean Renoir” and a professor of film studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Production History: Chris Faulkner
Historian Chris Faulkner narrates this 2003 video essay on THE RULES OF THE GAME’s inception, production, original release, and 1959 reconstruction.
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Production History: Olivier Curchod
Film scholar Olivier Curchod delves into the complicated production history of THE RULES OF THE GAME, in this 2003 piece by N. T. Binh.
