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.
In 1966, Jacques Rivette produced three episodes for the French television series “Cinéastes de notre temps,” grouped under the title “Jean Renoir, le patron.” “La règle et l’exception,” which aired on February 8, 1967, is the second of the three. In it, Renoir discusses THE RULES OF THE GAME wit...
Historian Chris Faulkner narrates this 2003 video essay on THE RULES OF THE GAME’s inception, production, original release, and 1959 reconstruction.
Film scholar Olivier Curchod delves into the complicated production history of THE RULES OF THE GAME, in this 2003 piece by N. T. Binh.
