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The Chess Game

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In the 1820s, Marquise (Catherine Deneuve) is a wealthy mother living in the Belgian countryside. She decides to hold a chess tournament and offers the hand of her daughter, Anne-Lise (Hilde Heijnen), and a large cash sum as prizes for whoever wins. The eccentric Max (Denis Lavant) is a chess prodigy, but has a tormented relationship with the game. In spite of this, he enters the tournament but faces stiff competition in British champion Lord Staunton (James Wilby).

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10/11/2020 Tragicomedy without any humor and leading character that seems to evoke only pity See more 02/01/2010 Never been more scared of anybody in my life than of Denis Lavant in his film. His pale face was so frighting I still shiver when I think of it, and it made the film terrible too. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Yves Hanchar

Director

Pierre Richard

Ambroise

Denis Lavant

Max

Catherine Deneuve

Marquise

James Wilby

Lord Staunton

Delphine Bibet

Suzanne

Movie Info

Synopsis In the 1820s, Marquise (Catherine Deneuve) is a wealthy mother living in the Belgian countryside. She decides to hold a chess tournament and offers the hand of her daughter, Anne-Lise (Hilde Heijnen), and a large cash sum as prizes for whoever wins. The eccentric Max (Denis Lavant) is a chess prodigy, but has a tormented relationship with the game. In spite of this, he enters the tournament but faces stiff competition in British champion Lord Staunton (James Wilby).
Director
Yves Hanchar
Producer
Anne-Dominique Toussaint, Pascal Judelewicz
Production Co
CAB Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 8, 2018
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Stereo