Overview
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.
Cast
- Sandrine Bonnaire as Hélène
- Kevin Kline as Kröger
- Valérie Lagrange as Maria
- Francis Renaud as Ange
- Alexandra Gentil as Lisa
- Alice Pol as Natalia
- Élisabeth Vitali as Marie-Jeanne
- Jennifer Beals as L’Américaine
- Dominic Gould as L’Américain
- Christine Ambrosini as La femme de l'autocar