
In Paris, Maxime visits his wealthy industrialist father Alexandre and his beautiful young Canadian wife, Renée. Alexandre fathered him years ago in a prior marriage and he has come to stay with them after studying in England. Renée tells Maxime that she married Alexandre when she was pregnant following an unhappy love affair; the child was stillborn and the passion between the two has faded. They begin an affair and fall in love with each other. Renée, who came from a wea... (Full plot summary below)
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In Paris, Maxime visits his wealthy industrialist father Alexandre and his beautiful young Canadian wife, Renée. Alexandre fathered him years ago in a prior marriage and he has come to stay with them after studying in England. Renée tells Maxime that she married Alexandre when she was pregnant following an unhappy love affair; the child was stillborn and the passion between the two has faded. They begin an affair and fall in love with each other. Renée, who came from a wealthy family, asks Alexandre for a divorce. He agrees, on the condition that she leaves the fortune she brought to their marriage invested in his business. Renée accepts this and goes to Switzerland for a divorce. But while she is away, Alexandre confronts his son with two alternatives: he can either run off with now penniless Renée or become engaged to Anne, the daughter of a wealthy banker whose support Alexandre needs for his business. Maxime agrees on the second course of action. Renée returns from Switzerland to find Alexandre holding a ball celebrating Maxime's engagement to Anne. Renée throws herself into the pool to kill herself - but then changes her mind and dripping wet enters the party. Alexandre escorts her to the gymnasium, where she sits and stares into an empty future.
Leave your thoughts about The Game Is Over.
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertRoger Vadim's The Game Is Over is a tedious and ridiculous film of great physical beauty, directed with Vadim's unfailing bad taste and photographed by Claude Renoir with breathtaking virtuosity. |
| Cleveland PressTony MastroianniThe Game Is Over is a boring exercise in banality that will sell tickets because it has Jane Fonda without clothes. |
| User ReviewAlaine BKinda obvious, but pretty well made. Cheating wife gets crushed. |
| User ReviewAj Vrare vintage fonda under vadim's spell of love she fails not to charm |
| User ReviewWednesday TSurprisingly well done, not the exploitation I was expecting. Quite a strong drama and of course Jane Fonda is gorgeous. |
| User Reviewjay nArtsy fartsy phooey, at least Jane is ravishing. |