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.
Stills
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Cast
Sandrine Bonnaire Hélène
Kevin Kline Kröger
Valérie Lagrange Maria
Francis Renaud Ange
Alexandra Gentil Lisa
Alice Pol Natalia
Élisabeth Vitali Marie-Jeanne
Jennifer Beals L’Américaine
Dominic Gould L’Américain Christine Ambrosini La femme de l'autocar
Anne-Camille Challier Fanny
Valérie Tréjean L'infirmière
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