In October 1939 "The Rules of the Game" officially was banned in France for being "depressing, morbid, immoral having an undesirable influence over the young." Other films that were similarly banned included Marcel Carné's "Le Quai des brumes" and "Le Jour Se Lève". The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated "we are especially anxious to avoid representations of our country, our traditions, and our race that changes its character, lie about it, and deform it through the prism of an artistic individual who is often original but not always sound." "The Marriage of Figaro", one of the inspirations for the film, had been banned for similar reasons. After the end of World War II, the 85-minute version of the film was re-released in Paris on September 26, 1945, and it was banned again.