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Synopsis
Hélène, a housekeeper at a ritzy hotel in Corsica, is devoted to her family but lacks any passion in her own life. When she sees a handsome couple play a passionate game of chess, she becomes inspired to play herself. Hélène's working-class husband and spoiled daughter are soon bewildered by her obsession with chess. They also grow suspicious of Hélène's close relationship with Dr. Kröger, her eccentric American expat tutor.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Metacritic70/100
75 audience votes
Key crew
- Caroline BottaroScreenplay
- Caroline BottaroDirector
Cast
- Sandrine BonnaireHélène
- Kevin KlineKröger
- Francis RenaudAnge
- Jennifer BealsL’Américaine
- Valérie LagrangeMaria
- Alexandra GentilLisa
- Alice PolNatalia
- Élisabeth VitaliMarie-Jeanne
- Dominic GouldL’Américain
- Daniel MartinLe président du club d'échecs
- Laurence ColussiPina
- François OrsoniLe journaliste
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Themes
chessbicyclewoman director