The Chessplayer (El jugador de ajedrez) (2017)
- Original title
- El jugador de ajedrez
- Directed by
- Luis Oliveros
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 49 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 Spanish drama set during World War Two. It follows a famous chess player and his wife who receive better treatment from the Nazis in exchange for playing in tournaments organized by the Third Reich.
somberbroodinghistoricaltenseslow-burnmelancholicintensecharacter-driven
What happens
El jugador de ajedrez es una película dramática española de 2017 dirigida por Luis Oliveros estrenada el 5 de mayo. Julio Castedo se inspiró ligeramente en un episodio de la vida del ajedrecista ruso Alexander Alekhine y de su esposa, la ajedrecista Grace Wishaar, quienes durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial recibieron un trato más favorable de los alemanes a cambio de representar a Alemania en algunos campeonatos de ajedrez organizados por el Tercer Reich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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