Big leap for René Féret : natural depiction of French countryside ! ! ! !

La Communion Solennelle (1977) directed by René Féret

Three year after the critical success of his first film "L'histoire de Paul",René Féret took a big leap with his second film "La communion solennelle" made in 1977.It was a vast panorama for him as he moved from the cloistered confines of a mental house to open air fun and frolic of French countryside.It was also his first encounter with a multitude of talented actors,most of whom were discovered due to this film.If La communion solemnelle is to be remembered,it is for featuring a fortuitous display of a whole gamut of human emotions.It can be claimed that watching the film's protagonists making merry,enjoy and fight with each other,we also feel as if we too have become an integral part of their sentiments.If there is a parallel which can be drawn to compare this film,it will surely concern equating it with French classic film "Rules of the Game" directed by Jean Renoir.This is because like Renoir's classic,this film too has its own inimitable share of eccentricities of its characters.If you are aware of greatness of French culture,you must watch this film as it has traces of Zola,Maupassant and Claude Renoir.

There is not even an ounce of doubt that this film is a global classic.

La Règle du jeu (1939) directed by Jean Renoir

It is believed that great works of art are not so easily understood by laymen.This is exactly what had happened to one of Jean Renoir's most discussed masterpieces "Rules of the game" when it came out in 1939.It was severely criticized and was even branded as an anti French film. This film has ever since become one of the most influential French films of all times.From a sociological point of view "Rules of the game" is a highly useful film with a purpose as it exposes succinctly the prevalent hypocrisy in a society filled with both the aristocratic as well as the servant class.From the point of view of an artist this film is a classic too as it has found its inspiration from the works of three great writers of French literature : Alfred de Musset,Molière and Beaumarchais.The reason why "Rules of the game" has succeeded is simple.It is a film in which people can find their true reflections as Renoir had held a mirror in front of viewers asking them to have a look at their own true self.He cannot be termed wrong if some of the faces are crooked according to the Rules of the Game.