Film Diary: The Rules of the Game (La Règle du Jeu)
March 23, 2008 6:32 pm Film Diaries - Andrew1939
Director: Jean Renoir
Viewed: March 23, 2008
Format: DVD - Criterion (2004)
I picked this up on a whim after seeing that it topped the Satyajit Ray Memorial List of the 100 best non-English language films, hosted at Edward Copeland on Film. The Rules of the Game seems so simple at first blush, but it really does suck you in with its unexpected emotional and thematic density. I could sense that this was a film that would offer something new every time I watched it, even as I was watching it for the first time. Definitely a candidate to share as one of my official screening selections.
