The Chess Player (Le Jouer D'Echecs) is based on an old European fable about a despotic king who came to grief via his obsession with a mechanical chess-playing machine. For the purposes of this film, the fable is incorporated in an inspirational story about a young, courageous Polish woman, a patriot in the Joan of Arc mold. The action takes place during the reign of Czarish Catherine II, when Poland was under the thumb of the Russians. The film's dramatic highlight was one of the most astonishing sequences in all of ...
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The Chess Player (Le Jouer D'Echecs) is based on an old European fable about a despotic king who came to grief via his obsession with a mechanical chess-playing machine. For the purposes of this film, the fable is incorporated in an inspirational story about a young, courageous Polish woman, a patriot in the Joan of Arc mold. The action takes place during the reign of Czarish Catherine II, when Poland was under the thumb of the Russians. The film's dramatic highlight was one of the most astonishing sequences in all of French cinema: On the verge of madness because her beloved Polish army is being mercilessly slaughtered by the Russians, the heroine sits down at her piano and begins playing maniacally -- whereupon she hallucinates that the Poles have won the battle and are marching homeward in triumph Filmed in 1927, The Chess Player was released in the U.S. three years later.. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Add this copy of The Chess Player to cart. $13.29, good condition, Sold by Good Buy 2 You LLC rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fredericksburg, VA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT.
Edition:
2003, Image Entertainment / Milestone Film & Video
Add this copy of The Chess Player to cart. $14.29, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Movies rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Image Entertainment.
Edition:
2003, Image Entertainment / Milestone Film & Video
Studio:
Image Entertainment / Milestone Film & Video
Released:
07/29/2003
Language:
English
MPAA Rating:
NR
Alibris ID:
18099373564
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Pierre Hot, Alexiane, Armand Bernard, Jackie Monnier, Marcelle Charles Dullin, Pierre Batcheff, Camille Bert, Édith Jéhanne... Very good. 1930 Run time: 135. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of The Chess Player to cart. $32.12, new condition, Sold by JubileeEntertainment rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sterling Heights, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Image Entertainment / Milestone Film & Video.
Edition:
2003, Image Entertainment / Milestone Film & Video
