MISE- EN- SCENE
I decided to comment on the mise- en- scene of the 1939 film called "The rules of the game" directed by Jean Renoir. Aviator André Jurieux has just completed a record-setting flight and all he can say to the crowd is how miserable he is that the woman he loves did not come to meet him. As the guests arrive for the party, their cordial greetings hide their real feelings, along with their secrets - and even some of the servants are involved in tangled relationships. The Rules of the Game takes place in pre-World War II France. World renowned pilot André Jurieux returns to France after flying solo over the Atlantic Ocean. Robert is engaged in an affair with Geneviéve, but Robert wants to end the relationship and rededicate himself to his wife. Everything comes to a head during a weekend retreat at Robert and Christine’s castle in the country where no one will return the same. The lighting is pretty basic and does not change much because since this movie was so old an...