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Queen to Play (original title Joueuse, the feminine form of “player”) is a 2009 French-German film directed by Caroline Bottaro. It is based on the novel La Joueuse d’échecs by Bertina Henrichs .
Apr 1, 2011 · Queen to Play: Directed by Caroline Bottaro. With Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline, Francis Renaud, Jennifer Beals. A chambermaid on Corsica is obsessed with chess after seeing a US expat play it lovingly with l'Américaine.
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- Drama
- Caroline Bottaro
- 2011-04-01
May 4, 2011 · The most observant element of "Queen to Play" is the way it handles the changing relationship between Helene and Dr. Kroger (with Kline speaking in French). The story is based on the novel The Chess Player by Bertina Henrichs, and what it knows is the way the minds of two players can become engaged, not in a romantic way, but in the pure ...
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.
- Caroline Bottaro
- 6
Jan 27, 2011 · IN THEATERS APRIL 1, 2011Oscar winner Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda) and the luminous Sandrine Bonnaire (Vagabond) square off in this stylish and sophisti...
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Queen to Play. On the postcard-perfect isle of Corsica, French chambermaid Hélène (Sandrine Bonnaire) comes upon a couple engaged in an intensely sensual chess match and discovers she has a knack for the game. This obsession leads her to seek the clandestine tutelage of a reclusive American doctor (Kevin Kline) -- a liaison that radically ...
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Queen to Play (English Subtitled) Oscar-winner Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda) and the luminous Sandrine Bonnaire (La Cérémonie) square off in this stylish and sophisticated dramedy of newfound passions and mid-life triumphs, set on the postcard-perfect isle of Corsica. Lovely, repressed and quietly intelligent, French chambermaid Hélène ...
