The Game Is Over
| The Game Is Over | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roger Vadim |
| Screenplay by | Jean Cau |
| Produced by | Paris Film Productions Panitalia |
| Starring | Jane Fonda Michel Piccoli Peter McEnery |
Release date | 1966 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | France, Italy |
The Game Is Over (original title La Curée, "The Kill") is a 1966 French-Italian French language film directed by Roger Vadim and starring Jane Fonda, Michel Piccoli and Peter McEnery. The film is a modern-day adaptation of the 1871-72 novel La Curée by Émile Zola.[1]
Synopsis
Renée Saccard (Jane Fonda) has married an older, wealthy man, Alexandre Saccard (Michel Piccoli), in a marriage of convenience, but soon begins an affair with Alexandre's son from a previous marriage, Maxime (Peter McEnery). When Alexandre finds out, he is enraged, and tragedy ends up befalling all three of them.[1]
Reception
The Game Is Over received mostly negative reviews. Critics praised the cinematography by Claude Renoir, but called the film's story and dialogue trite. New York Times reviewer Bosley Crowther wrote that the film "has absolutely nothing in it but fancy clothes and decor",[1] while critic Roger Ebert called it "a tedious and ridiculous film of great physical beauty".[2]
Crew
- Director: Roger Vadim
- Screenplay: Jean Cau
- Assistant directors: Francis Girod, Jean-Michel Lacor, Roger Tellier
- Cinematography: Claude Renoir
- Sound: Antoine Petitjean
- Set design: Jean André
- Editing: Victoria Mercanton
- Music: Jean Bouchéty, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
- Costumes: Tanine Autré
- Production: Les Films Marceau (Paris), Cocinor - Comptoir cinématographique du Nord, Mega Film (Rome)
- Distributor: Royal Films International
Cast
- Jane Fonda: Renée Saccard
- Michel Piccoli: Alexandre Saccard
- Peter McEnery: Maxime Saccard
- Tina Aumont: Anne Sernet
- Jacques Monod: M. Sernet
- Howard Vernon: Lawyer
- Douglas Read: Hotel manager
- Ham-Chau Luong: M. Chou
- Germaine Montero: Guest
- Joé Davray: The gardener (uncredited)
- Hélène Dieudonné : The maid (uncredited)
- Van Doude: Guest (uncredited)
- Simone Valère: Mme. Sernet (uncredited)
- Dominique Zardi: Guest (uncredited)
References
- ^ a b c Crowther, Bosley (January 10, 1967). "Movie Review: The Game Is Over (1966)". The New York Times.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (April 14, 1967). "The Game Is Over Movie Review".
