Oscar winner Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda) and the luminous Sandrine Bonnaire (Vagabond) square off in this stylish and sophisticated dramedy of new-found passions and mid-life triumphs, set on the postcard-perfect isle of Corsica.
Lovely, repressed and quietly intelligent, French chambermaid Hélène (Bonnaire) discovers she has a knack for chess. This obsession—much to the chagrin of her husband and teen aged daughter—leads her to seek the clandestine tutelage of a reclusive American doctor (Kline, in his first French-speaking role)—a liaison that radically transforms both of their lackluster lives.
Starts April 1, 2011.
This unique film is in French with English subtitles. You can check out the opening schedules here:
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This looks very interesting. Other “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” Bronx Knights” and “The Chess Players,” (plus a few that I didn’t mention) there haven’t been many good movies featuring chess. I look forward to this movie’s release.