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Checkerboard

Checkerboard poster

How it feels

A man struggles with personal and social conflicts in a tense setting. The film follows his interactions with others as he tries to find his way.

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What happens

Checkerboard (French: Les tripes au soleil) is a 1959 French-Italian drama film directed by Claude Bernard-Aubert and starring Grégoire Aslan, Douta Seck and Jacques Richard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean-Paul Coutan-Laboureur. It is noted for its jazz score by André Hodeir. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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