French actress Sandrine Bonnaire mesmerizes in the story of a working wife and mother whose soul is stirred by the game of chess.
You may go into "Queen to Play" looking forward to seeing Kevin Kline acting in French, but when you come out you will have Sandrine Bonnaire on your mind.
A two-time César winner and a major star in France ("Vagabond," "La Cérémonie," "Monsieur Hire"), Bonnaire is an actress of formidable skills who holds the screen without noticeable effort. She is someone we naturally care about; her yearnings become our own, even when, as here, she beautifully plays a character who initially doesn't think she has any yearnings at all.
Read Turans's full review of "Queen to Play" at the LA Times
Queen to Play
Alluring, repressed and quietly intelligent, French Riviera chambermaid Hélène (Bonnaire) discovers she has an uncanny talent for chess. This obsession — much to the resentment of her husband and teenaged daughter — draws her to seek the clandestine tutelage of a gruff and reclusive American doctor, played by Kline in a meticulously observed performance and in his first entirely French-speaking role. The unlikely liaison radically transforms both of their colorless lives.
Opened April 1, 2011 | Runtime:1 hr. 36 min.
In French with English subtitles.
Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline, Francis Renaud, Jennifer Beals, Valerie Lagrange Director: Caroline Bottaro
Genres: Comedy Drama
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