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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.
Theatrical
Nov 5, 2009
Box Office
$1.1M
Director
Writer
Producers
Studio
Mon Voisin Productions
Original Title
Joueuse
Original Language
French
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →S
Sandrine Bonnaire
Hélène
K
Kevin Kline
Kröger
V
Valérie Lagrange
Maria
F
Francis Renaud
Ange
A
Alexandra Gentil
Lisa
A
Alice Pol
Natalia
É
Élisabeth Vitali
Marie-Jeanne
J
Jennifer Beals
L’Américaine
D
Dominic Gould
L’Américain
L
Laurence Colussi
Pina
D
Daniel Martin
Le président du club d'échecs
F
François Orsoni
Le journaliste
D
Didier Ferrari
Jacky
M
Maxime Delauney
Le jeune homme du tournoi
