Question 1

What controversial opening quotation from a 1784 play sets the tone for The Rules of the Game?

Accepted Answer

The opening quotation is from Beaumarchais' 'Le Mariage de Figaro' (1784): 'Sensitive hearts, faithful hearts, / Who blame light love, / Cease your cruel complaints: / Is it a crime to change?'

Question 2

Why did Jean Renoir's production company NEF dissolve after making just one film?

Accepted Answer

After Grand Illusion and The Human Beast, Renoir and his nephew Claude formed NEF. Their only production was The Rules of the Game, but the company went bankrupt after the film was banned following just three weeks of shows.

Question 3

How did audiences initially react to The Rules of the Game when it premiered in 1939?

Accepted Answer

The distributor was uncomfortable with the theme. Attendance was low, but there was turmoil: whistling, booing, fighting, one viewer tried to burn the theater, and threats were made to other theaters.

Question 4

Which prestigious film poll consistently ranked The Rules of the Game among the top 10 greatest films for decades?

Accepted Answer

Sight & Sound's 'Greatest Films of All Time' poll ranked it in the top 10 from 1952 to 2012 (#10, #3, #2, #2, #2, #3, #4), falling to #13 in 2022.

Question 5

What magazine included The Rules of the Game in its list of the most daring movies ever made?

Accepted Answer

Premiere magazine chose it as one of the '100 Movies That Shook the World' in October 1998, ranking it among the most daring films ever made.

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