The Moods of Marianne is the basis for the film that depicts French society just before what event?
The Moods of Marianne The Moods of Marianne (French: "Les Caprices de Marianne") is an 1833 play by the French dramatist Alfred de Musset. It served as the basis for Jean Renoir's film "The Rules of the Game" (1939).
Ancien Régime The Ancien Régime (] ; French for "old regime") was the political and social system of the Kingdom of France from the Late Middle Ages (  15th century ) until 1792, when hereditary monarchy and the feudal system of French nobility were abolished by the . The Ancien Régime was ruled by the late Valois and Bourbon dynasties. The term is occasionally used to refer to the similar feudal systems of the time elsewhere in Europe. The administrative and social structures of the Ancien Régime were the result of years of state-building, legislative acts (like the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts), internal conflicts and civil wars, but they remained a patchwork of local privilege and historic differences until the French Revolution ended the system.