The Game Is Over

The Game Is Over

Loveplay is a woman's life until the game is over...

1966 · 98 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Romance

Renee Saccard is a pampered, selfish young wife of a middle-aged Parisian businessman who falls in love with her stepson but is driven to the point of madness when her husband tricks the stepson into betraying her.

Directed by Roger Vadim

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