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Queen to Play (original title Joueuse, the feminine form of “player”) is a 2009 French-German film directed by Caroline Bottaro. It is based on the novel La Joueuse d’échecs by Bertina Henrichs.
Apr 1, 2011 · Queen to Play: Directed by Caroline Bottaro. With Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline, Francis Renaud, Jennifer Beals. A chambermaid on Corsica is obsessed with chess after seeing a US expat play it lovingly with l'Américaine. She cleans his house and now also plays with him on Tuesdays.
IN THEATERS APRIL 1, 2011 Oscar winner Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda) and the luminous Sandrine Bonnaire (Vagabond) square off in this stylish and sophisticated dramedy of newfound passions and...
May 4, 2011 · "Queen to Play" stars Sandrine Bonnaire as Helene, a hotel maid who cycles to work through the pastoral beauty of Corsica, where Napoleon no doubt played chess many years ago.
Queen to Play (Joueuse) Middle-aged chambermaid Hélène's newfound obsession with the game of chess leads her to seek the tutelage of a reclusive American expat, transforming both of their ho-hum lives in the process.
Queen to Play. On the postcard-perfect isle of Corsica, French chambermaid Hélène (Sandrine Bonnaire) comes upon a couple engaged in an intensely sensual chess match and discovers she has a knack for the game.
Middle-aged chambermaid Hélène's newfound obsession with the game of chess leads her to seek the tutelage of a reclusive American expat, transforming both of their ho-hum lives in the process. — Palm Springs International Film Festival. On Corsica, Hélène ride her bike to a seaside inn where she's a chambermaid; on her afternoons off, she ...
