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.
Directed by Caroline Bottaro
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Sandrine Bonnaire
Hélène
Kevin Kline
Kröger
Francis Renaud
Ange
Jennifer Beals
L’Américaine
Valérie Lagrange
Maria
Alexandra Gentil
Lisa
Alice Pol
Natalia
Élisabeth Vitali
Marie-Jeanne
Dominic Gould
L’Américain
Daniel Martin
Le président du club d'échecs
Laurence Colussi
Pina
François Orsoni
Le journaliste
Didier Ferrari
Jacky
Maxime Delauney
Le jeune homme du tournoi
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