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.

Genres

Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire

Hélène

Kevin Kline

Kröger

Valérie Lagrange

Maria

Francis Renaud

Ange

Alexandra Gentil

Lisa

Alice Pol

Natalia

Élisabeth Vitali

Marie-Jeanne

Jennifer Beals

L’Américaine

Dominic Gould

L’Américain

Laurence Colussi

Pina

Daniel Martin

Le président du club d'échecs

François Orsoni

Le journaliste