Queen to Play Page #3

Synopsis: Middle-aged chambermaid Hélène's newfound obsession with the game of chess leads her to seek the tutelage of a reclusive American expat, transforming both of their ho-hum lives in the process.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Caroline Bottaro
Production: Zeitgeist Films
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
70%
UNRATED
Year:
2009
101 min
$478,572
Website
21 Views


You want to do the cleaning?

It's done.

- Butyou pay me to do it.

- No.

I payyou to do what I tell you.

Come on.

Fifteen minutes.

And today...

I open.

E4, c5.

Sweetheart!

You look lovely.

Where wereyou? We were worried!

I was at Krger's. I missed my bus.

His place must be clean!

Forgotten your daughter?

Don't fight the day I get back!

You're right.

We're going home.

Ty and find time to come over.

We have to talk.

Okay. Seeyou later.

Bye.

We went to London for the day.

And we ran out ofthe museum,

just the two ofus.

It was awesome.

And he raped me three times.

Who?

Okay.

I tell you I've fallen in love

for real...

you don't even listen!

I do! It's Antoine, isn't it?

You slept with him?

You say I've changed,

butyou've changed.

I'm not hungy.

Let's go!

The ends, as usual?

No, I'd like some little strands.

You know? All over.

But theywon't be the same length.

I don't want them the same length.

Theywon't stay in a chignon.

I know.

You can tell me, you know.

Tell you what?

You and Doctor Krger.

Look straight!

- Eveyone's talking.

- About what?

You don't go over there

just to clean.

Be careful, Hlne.

He's a strange man.

When his wife died

there were rumors...

Nothing was ever proved.

But he didn't want

to see anyone afterwards.

Don'tyou remember?

No.

Checkmate!

Checkmate, you're right.

- Well done.

- Thankyou.

It's late.

You should be home by now.

Yes. Anay, I missed the last bus.

Shall we have a drink?

Won'tyour husband say anything?

Yes.

What's he like?

Ange?

He's... handsome.

- Handsome?

- Yes. Really handsome.

So many books.

Too many.

Haveyou read them all?

Most ofthem.

Doyou like reading?

I don't know, I never read.

"Martin Eden."

Take it.

You'll like it.

All right?

I have to go to the bathroom.

Well...

O On.

Yourwife was beautiful.

Vey.

Did you play chess with her too?

No.

It's not true what they say?

Thatyou helped her die?

Did they tell you that?

And you believed it?

No.

You've changed your hair.

I have to go now.

- Seeyou Tuesday?

- Yes.

You all right?

What did you eat?

Pasta. It's all we could find.

- Enjoyyourself?

- What?

You sail in, it's nearly midnight.

Happy and pretty,

did you enjoyyourself?

Haveyou been drinking?

No. Yes. I couldn't get drunk.

I'll make some coffee.

They all sayyou're two-timing me.

It's tough but I don't care.

You know it's not true.

What I saw today is worse.

What did you see?

You and Krger.

You followed me?

He pays you, at least?

What doyou mean?

I'm tying to understand.

Don't bother!

Soyou had pasta for supper?

It didn't kill you!

Can't I have something

ofmy own for once?

It's not a crime!

Come in.

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