Rules of the Road tells the story of a love story and its decline through one of the first objects shared by the couple, a beige station wagon with faux wood panels on the sides. A typical American family car for an atypical American family.
Rules of the Road can be described as a series of variations on a theme. In this case, the theme is the standard station wagon. These variations occur because our emotional responses to an object change dramatically depending on what has happened since we last saw or used it.
Rules of the Road focuses on one particular model, the 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser. This car, shared by two women, is now owned by one but banished from the other's existence. In other words, the relationship has ended, but one of the most tangible reminders of its existence comes from the fact that this station wagon and thousands of similar models continue to roam the streets of the City, haunting the woman who has neither the keys to the car nor those to the other woman's heart.
You can't have a road movie without great road music. Rules of the Road has that and more. This film takes a playful and sometimes caustic look at how our dreams of freedom, pleasure, security and family are symbolized by a favorite object, the automobile.
2 PRINTS IN DISTRIBUTION
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distribution format |
DCP on USB stick (SMPTE 2K) |
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screen |
16/9 (single screen) |
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speed |
30 fps |
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sound |
sound |
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original language |
English |
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rental fee |
120,00 € |
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distribution format |
Digital file on server (SD) |
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screen |
4/3 (single screen) |
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speed |
29,976 fps |
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sound |
sound |
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original language |
English |
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rental fee |
120,00 € |
