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Queen to Play (2009)
Directed by Caroline Bottaro
Overview
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.
Length 97 minutes
Actors
Sandrine Bonnaire | Kevin Kline | Valérie Lagrange | Francis Renaud | Alexandra Gentil | Alice Pol | Élisabeth Vitali | Jennifer Beals | Dominic Gould | Christine Ambrosini | Anne-Camille Challier | Valérie Tréjean | Laurence Colussi