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Renoir's, "Rules of the Game:" years since I saw this classic, perennially on the
Posted by tinear on December 13, 2014 at 09:48:03:
critics' lists as one of the top films of all time.
Certainly, it is one of the most scathing parodies of the upper-classes ever made, but it isn't just the style that hasn't aged well, it is the acting, the pacing, and the story. I almost fell asleep, actually. Still, it must be seen, if but for one scene depicting a dozen perfectly outfitted hunters massacring scores of rabbits and birds driven to them by a small army of servants. It is impossible not to think of WWI when seeing this.