Queen to Play
2009 · Movie · 97 min · ★ 6.6 · 71% critics
A hotel housekeeper in Corsica discovers a new sense of purpose after becoming fascinated by chess. As the game grows from curiosity into obsession, it unsettles life at home and sparks a close bond with an unusual tutor.
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Details
- Original title
- Joueuse
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-08-05
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (73 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy quiet character dramas about self-discovery, gentle tension, and emotional nuance, especially if Lourdes or Chicken with Plums appealed to you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or big plot turns.
Pros: touching central performance; charming, delicate story; thoughtful themes of freedom | Cons: slight dramatic stakes; meandering at times; not a great film
Themes
- chess
- bicycle
- woman director
Cast & crew
Sandrine Bonnaire
as Hélène
Kevin Kline
as Kröger
Valérie Lagrange
as Maria
Francis Renaud
as Ange
Alexandra Gentil
as Lisa
Alice Pol
as Natalia
Élisabeth Vitali
as Marie-Jeanne
Jennifer Beals
as L’Américaine
Dominic Gould
as L’Américain
- CA
Christine Ambrosini
as La femme de l'autocar
Directed by Caroline Bottaro