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 and had no color and was just made in black and white. The only thing that distinguishes differences is that when there is day time or a light on the film is more white and at dark places is when the film goes black or darker.

The characters dressed in this film really show off that this film is from a very long time ago. The dresses are really fluffy and not as simplistic as a dress in a present time. The costumes of most men in the film looked very old and raggedy and most looked like they just wear the same clothes over and over every day.

The "Rules of the game" is beloved for the intricacy of its construction and the mixture of tenderness and irony with which it views its characters.