Queen to play = La joueuse d'echecs / Mon Voisin productions and Blueprint Film ; film by Caroline Bottaro.

Lovely, repressed, and quietly intelligent, French chambermaid Helene comes upon a couple engaged in an intensely sensual chess match, and discovers she has a knack for the game. This obsession, much to the chagrin of her husband and teenage daughter, leads her to seek the clandestine tutelage of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Mon Voisin Productions
Zeitgeist Films
Other Authors: Bottaro, Caroline
Bonnaire, Sandrine, 1967-
Kline, Kevin
Beals, Jennifer
Language:French
English
Language of the Original:
French
Language and/or Writing System:
French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Zeitgeist Films, [2011], ©2008.
Edition:Widescreen.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Chess > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films > France.
Genre:
Drama.
Foreign films
Physical Description:1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Joueuse d'échecs. [Parallel title]
La joueuse d'echecs [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Lovely, repressed, and quietly intelligent, French chambermaid Helene comes upon a couple engaged in an intensely sensual chess match, and discovers she has a knack for the game. This obsession, much to the chagrin of her husband and teenage daughter, leads her to seek the clandestine tutelage of a reclusive American doctor, a liaison that radically transforms both of their lackluster lives.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture.
Special features: Le Making of Joueuse: a behind the scenes documentary featuring interviews with actors and director (20 min.) ; U.S. theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CW3 D0133470 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.M27 Q44 2011
Audience:
Not rated.
System Details:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; 5.1 surround and stereo ; widescreen (1.85:1).
Cast:
Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline, Jennifer Beals.