Max Douy

Papua New Guinea is one of the most remote places on Earth--fragmented by tribes and clans that collectively speak 800 different languages. Rules of the Game follows the 2007 elections in which three candidates are vying to be the next governor in a system often plagued with political corruption and violence. A PBS Indies / Global Voices selection.

It's 1944, a tired, one-eyed major, and his weary eight-man squad are lodged at Castle Keep in the Ardennes Forest. Seemingly oblivious to the war that surrounds them, the nobleman who owns the castle, concerned only about his desire for a son and heir to inherit his castle and its possessions, arranges for the major to become his wife's lover. However, the major insists on preparing the castle and the village for an attack. When the German offensive arrives, the squad is able to heroically defend the village and castle.

This contemporary remake of Euripides's &NFi;Hippolytus&NFi_; stars Melina Mercouri as Phaedra, whose husband, Greek tycoon Thanos (Raf Vallone), wants her to persuade his adult son, Alexis (Anthony Perkins), to enter the family business. Trouble arises when Phaedra and Alexis fall in love. After Thanos welcomes Alexis home, he arranges an engagement between his son and the daughter of another shipper, but Phaedra's jealousy leads to violent confrontations.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, Jean Renoir's masterpiece THE RULES OF THE GAME (LA REGLE DU JEU) is a scathing critique of corrupt French society cloaked in a comedy of manners. Although the original negative was destroyed during World War II, this edition features the fully reconstructed version embraced by audiences and critics around the world as a timeless representation of Renoir's genius.