Queen to Play
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| Directed by | Caroline Bottaro |
| Produced by | Dominique Besnehard Michel Feller Jean-Philippe Laroche Amelie Latscha |
| Screenplay by | Caroline Bottaro |
| Based on | La Joueuse d’échecs by Bertina Henrichs |
| Starring | Sandrine Bonnaire Kevin Kline Valérie Lagrange |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
| Cinematography | Jean-Claude Larrieu |
| Editing by | Tina Baz |
| Studio | StudioCanal |
| Distributed by | Zeitgeist Films |
| Release date(s) | August 5, 2009 (France) April 1, 2011 (US) |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Queen to Play (original title Joueuse, literally the feminine form of “player”) is a 2009 French-German film directed by Caroline Bottaro. The film is distributed in the U.S. by Zeitgeist Films.
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[edit] Synopsis
The film stars Sandrine Bonnaire as a French chambermaid on the island of Corsica. She develops an interest in chess. She has been cleaning the house of an American doctor (played by Kevin Kline in his first French-speaking role), and he begins helping her practice and improve. She must deal with her growing fascination with the game and with her husband and teenaged daughter.
[edit] Cast
- Sandrine Bonnaire
- Kevin Kline
- Valérie Lagrange
- Francis Renaud
- Alexandra Gentil
- Alice Pol
- Didier Ferrari
- Laurence Colussi
- Élisabeth Vitali
- Daniel Martin
- Dominic Gould
- Jennifer Beals
[edit] Awards
- 2010: Special Mention for John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature Palm Springs International Film Festival
- 2009: Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival
[edit] Release
The film had its world premiere on April 25, 2009 in both New York City and Los Angeles, at the Tribeca Film Festival [1] and the ColCoa Film Festival [2] respectively. The film had a national release in France on August 5, 2009 and was set for release in Germany on January 7, 2010.
The film was released in the United States beginning April 1, 2011.
