The French hero aviator André Jurieux (Roland Toutain) is a national hero, after crossing the ocean in an airplane. He commits an indiscreet comment to the press about the absence of the bourgeois Christine de la Cheyniest (Nora Grégor) at his reception. His great friend Octave (Jean Renoir) arranges an invitation for André to spend a couple of days in the chateau of Christine and her husband Robert de la Cheyniest (Marcel Dalio), where they would be receiving some close friends for hunting rabbits and pheasant cocks. Along these days, we see a great fight of classes between the hypocrites bourgeois and the servant classes. This dramatic comedy is considered one of the best movies of the history of the cinema. It was forbidden by the French government first and then by the Germans, being the original copies totally destroyed along the war. However, in 1956 a copy was found and restored with the approval of Jean Renoir himself. In Brazil, the magnificent DVD released by the Brazilian distributor Versátil is wonderful, having a great quality of image and sound. The shadows in the black and white photography are outstanding and the story with many characters, shows a society full of liars, unfaithful husbands and wives, low character persons independently of their social classes, in a country near to the war and invasion by foreigner forces. In 2001, Robert Altman used the same idea and many components of 'La Règle du Jeu' in his awarded 'Gosford Park'. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): 'A Regra do Jogo' ('The Rules of the Game')
Title (Brazil): 'A Regra do Jogo' ('The Rules of the Game')