The Game Is Over (1966)
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.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Roger Vadim | Director |
| Jean Cau | Writer |
| Roger Vadim | Writer |
| Claude Choublier | Writer |
| Jean Cau | Writer |
| Émile Zola | Writer |
| Roger Vadim | Producer |
| Jean Bouchéty | Composer |
| Jean-Pierre Bourtayre | Composer |
| Claude Renoir | Cinematographer |
| Victoria Mercanton | Editor |
| Jean André | Production Designer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Jane Fonda | |
| Michel Piccoli | |
| Peter McEnery | |
| Tina Aumont |
