La Règle du jeu premiered in Paris in July 1939. Renoir had faced unprecedented problems on the shoot. He lacked a star of Jean Gabin’s pulling power (Gabin had played Lieutenant Maréchal in ...

La Regle du Jeu is one of those controversial pix bound to elicit much comment but definitely lacking in marquee strength. It's advertised as a comic film 'called upon to open new horizons for the ...

David Thomson's Top Ten Films: 'La Rÿgle du Jeu' Real light, real places and the dangers of falling in love. Sunday 02 June 2002 00:00 BST. Comments. Your support helps us to tell the story.

Renoir's 'La Règle du jeu’ has been feted for 60 years, but its greatness is still a mysterious matter Hostile: Jean Renoir (left) as Octave with Roland Toutain as André and Nora Gregor as ...