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6.6Hélène, 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.
Released: 2009-08-0597 minDir: Caroline BottaroComedy, DramaBox office: $1.1M
Cast
- Sandrine Bonnaire as Hélène
- Kevin Kline as Kröger
- Valérie Lagrange as Maria
- Francis Renaud as Ange
- Alexandra Gentil as Lisa
- Alice Pol as Natalia
Themes
- chess
- bicycle
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- chess
- Cast member
- Dominic Gould
- Composer
- Nicola Piovani
- Producer
- Dominique Besnehard
- Production company
- StudioCanal
- Cinematographer
- Jean-Claude Larrieu
- Narrative location
- Corsica
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 313884
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.joueuse-lefilm.com
- Image
- Checkmate.jpg
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- publication date
- 2010-01-07
- title
- Joueuse
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 70/100
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