Hannah Long Movie Review – The Rules of the Game (1939)

What’s the place of truth and morality in a society?

Brent is joined by Hannah Long to discuss Jean Renoir’s classic 1939 movie ‘The Rules of the Game’.

Hannah is a passionate cinephile.  She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Despatch’, ‘Angelus News’, ‘The Bulwark’, ‘First Things’ and ‘Christianity Today’.  

• (0:40) Jean Renoir;
• (2:50) The title;
• (5:25) The actors;
• (8:10) The photography;
• (9:30) The setting;
• (14:10) Love;
• (17:30) Class differences;
• (19:50) The hunting scene;
• (22:05) Octave;
• (25:00) Andre;
• (26:30) Truth;
• (28:00) Desire;
• (29:30) The ending.

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