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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 mid-life triumphs, set on the postcard-perfect isle of Corsica. Lovely, repressed and quietly intelligent, French chambermaid Helene (Bonnaire) discovers she has a knack for chess. This obsession - much to the chagrin of her husband and teenaged daughter - leads her to seek the clandestine tutelage of a reclusive American doctor (Kline, in his first French-speaking role) - a liaison that radically transforms both of their lackluster lives.
Original Release
08/05/2009
US Release
11/05/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Sandrine Bonnaire | Hélène |
Kevin Kline | Kröger |
Francis Renaud | Ange |
Jennifer Beals | L'Américaine / L’Américaine |
Valerie Lagrange | Maria |
Alexandra Gentil | Lisa |
Alice Pol | Natalia |
Elisabeth Vitali | Marie-Jeanne |
Daniel Martin | Le président du club d'échecs |
Dominic Gould | L'Américain / L’Américain |
Directors
Writers
Caroline Bottaro, Bertina Henrichs
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sandrine Bonnaire | Hélène |
Kevin Kline | Kröger |
Francis Renaud | Ange |
Jennifer Beals | L'Américaine / L’Américaine |
Valerie Lagrange | Maria |
Alexandra Gentil | Lisa |
Alice Pol | Natalia |
Elisabeth Vitali | Marie-Jeanne |
Daniel Martin | Le président du club d'échecs |
Dominic Gould | L'Américain / L’Américain |
Laurence Colussi | Pina |
Didier Ferrari | Jacky |
Valérie Tréjean | L'infirmière |
François Orsoni | Le journaliste |
Christine Ambrosini | La femme de l'autocar |
Anne-Camille Challier | Fanny |
Maxime Delauney | Le jeune homme du tournoi |
Lionel Tavera | Le chauffeur du bus |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jean-Philippe Laroche | Executive Producer |
Dominique Besnehard | Producer |
Michel Feller | Producer |
Amelie Latscha | Producer |