Hélène, a housekeeper at a ritzy hotel in Corsica, is devoted to her family but lacks any passion in her own life. When she sees a handsome couple play a passionate game of chess, she becomes inspired to play herself. Hélène's working-class husband and spoiled daughter are soon bewildered by her obsession with chess. They also grow suspicious of Hélène's close relationship with Dr. Kröger, her eccentric American expat tutor.
as Hélène
as Kröger
as Maria
as Ange
as Lisa
as Natalia
as Marie-Jeanne
as L’Américaine
as L’Américain
as La femme de l'autocar
as Fanny
as L'infirmière
as Pina
as Le président du club d'échecs
as Le journaliste
as Jacky
as Le jeune homme du tournoi
