Queen to Play
Joueuse
Release: 2009-08-05
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 6.6
Comedy
Drama
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.
Production Countries
France
Germany
Production Companies
Mon Voisin Productions
Cast
Kevin Kline
as Kröger
Alice Pol
as Natalia
François Orsoni
as Le journaliste
Valérie Lagrange
as Maria
Élisabeth Vitali
as Marie-Jeanne
Jennifer Beals
as L’Américaine
Didier Ferrari
as Jacky
Daniel Martin
as Le président du club d'échecs
Sandrine Bonnaire
as Hélène
Alexandra Gentil
as Lisa
Dominic Gould
as L’Américain
Laurence Colussi
as Pina
Francis Renaud
as Ange
Maxime Delauney
as Le jeune homme du tournoi
