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Contain Spoilers  Long before Luis Bunuel's "The Discreet Charm
of the Bourgeoisie" there was Jean Renoir's "The Rules of the
Game," a 1939 classic tragicomedy about French upper crust
society and its lack of morals. Billed as a "dramatic fantasy,"
Renoir's sharp-eyed satire was far ahead of its time, and took
no prisoners, throwing both caution and political correctness to
the wind.  Though filmed in beautiful, timeless black and white,
"The Rules of the Game" (La Regle Du Jeu) is arguably the most
colorful film ever made. It bursts with energy and life. The
film is a multifaceted look at the emotional boundaries and
battlefields of love and forbidden passions between men and
women. The sexes openly hunt each other like prey, discussing
their strategies, target