Chess Fever (1925)
- Original title
- Шахматная горячка
- Directed by
- Mykola Shpykovskyi, Vsevolod Pudovkin
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 28 min
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 51 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man becomes obsessed with chess during a major tournament in Moscow. His obsession causes problems in his personal life.
lightheartedplayfulfast-pacedwhimsicalobservationalsillyenergetic
What happens
Chess Fever (Russian: Шахматная горячка, romanized: Shakhmatnaya goryachka) is a 1925 Soviet silent comedy film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Nikolai Shpikovsky. Chess Fever is a comedy about the Moscow 1925 chess tournament, made by Pudovkin during the pause in the filming of Mechanics of the Brain. The film combines acted parts with actual footage from the tournament. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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