by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Under the tutelage of one-time husband, director Roger Vadim, Jane Fonda plays the much-younger wife of stuffed-shirt millionaire Michel Piccoli. When Piccoli's handsome young stepson Peter McEnery comes to visit, Fonda is immediately smitten. When Piccoli forces McEnery into a marriage of convenience, she contemplates committing suicide over returning to her barren but lavish lifestyle. The Game is Over was inspired by the Emile Zola novel La Curee (the film's European title).
characteristics
- Love Triangles
- Suicide-attempt
- Wife
- Wives
- Stepson
- Star-crossed-lovers
- Marriage-of-convenience
- Millionaire
- Arranged Marriages
