Valerie Lagrange

Oscar-winner Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda) and the luminous Sandrine Bonnaire (La Cérémonie) 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 Hélène (Bonnaire) comes upon a couple (The L Word’s Jennifer Beals and Marie Antoinette’s Dominic Gould) engaged in an intensely sensual chess match, and discovers she has a knack for the game. 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. Based on Bertina Henrichs’ acclaimed novel La Joueuse d’echec (The Chess Player), QUEEN TO PLAY is the auspicious feature film debut of French director and screenwriter Caroline Bottaro.

Kevin Kline and the luminous Sandrine Bonnaire 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 comes upon a couple engaged in an intensely sensual chess match, and discovers she has a knack for the game. This obsession leads her to seek the clandestine tutelage of a reclusive American doctor a liaison that radically transforms both of their lackluster lives. Based on Bertina Henrichs' acclaimed novel La Joueuse d'echec.

Winner of two Academy Awards (for Best Foreign Film and Best Screenplay), two Golden Globe Awards and the Grand Prize at Cannes, acclaimed filmmaker Claude LeLouch's famed French love story captured America's heart. Anouk Aimee stars as a young widow and Jean-Louis Trintignant as a daredevil race-car driver whose powerful love affair becomes overshadowed by their past lives.

Acclaimed filmmaker Claude LeLouch's famed French love story captured America's heart. Anouk Aimee stars as a young widow and Jean-Louis Trintignant as a daredevil race-car driver whose powerful love affair becomes overshadowed by their past lives.