QUEEN TO PLAY
aka JOUEUSE

Year: 2009
USA: Zeitgeist
Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline, Valerie Lagrange, Francis Renaud, Alexandra Gentil, Alice Pol, Didier Ferrari, Laurence Colussi, elisabeth Vitali, Daniel Martin, Dominic Gould, Jennifer Beals, Valerie Trejean, François Orsoni, Christine Ambrosini
Director: Caroline Bottaro
Country: France
Language: French (English subtitles)
USA: 96 mins
USA Rated: Not yet rated
USA Release Date: 1 April 2011 (Limited Release)

Synopsis

Oscar winner Kevin Kline (A FISH CALLED WANDA) in his first French-speaking role stars with French actress Sandrine Bonnaire (VAGABOND) in this stylish and sophisticated drama/comedy of newfound passions and mid-life triumphs.

Set on the idyllic picturesque island of Corsica, Helene (Sandrine Bonnaire), a quiet but intelligent chambermaid, discovers she has a knack for chess. Her obsession for chess - much to the chagrin of her husband and teenage daughter - leads her to seek the help of a reclusive American doctor (Kevin Kline). Their resulting liaison radically transforms both of their lackluster lives.