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Chess story [videorecording (DVD)] / a film by Philipp Stölzl.
Film Movement, 2023.
Call #:
DVD CHE Wor
Subjects
Chess -- Drama.
Alternate title:
Royal game [videorecording (DVD)]
Schachnovelle
[videorecording (DVD)]
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] /
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Based on the novella "The royal game" by Stefan Zweig.
A Germany/Austria co-production.
German audio; English subtitles.
Production:
Director, Philipp Stolzl.
Performers:
Oliver Masucci, Birgit Minichmayr, Samuel Finzi.
Summary:
Vienna, 1938: Austria is occupied by the Nazis. Dr. Josef Bartok is preparing to flee to America with his wife Anna when he is arrested by the Gestapo. As a former notary to the deposed Austrian aristocracy, he is told to help the local Gestapo leader gain access to their private bank accounts to fund the Nazi regime. Refusing to cooperate, Bartok is locked in solitary confinement. Just as his mind is beginning to crack, Bartok happens upon a book of famous chess games. To withstand the torture of isolation, Bartok disappears into the world of chess, maintaining his sanity only by memorizing every move. As the action flashes forward to a transatlantic crossing on which he is a passenger, it seems as though Bartok has finally found freedom. But recounting his story to his fellow travelers, it's clear that his encounters with both the Gestapo and the royal game itself have not stopped haunting him.
Audience:
MWT rating: NR.
Genre:
German films.
Foreign films.
War films.
Period dramas.
Psychological thriller films.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942.
Schachnovelle
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2
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Central Library
Adult Feature DVDs
DVD CHE Wor
Adult Dvds-7 Days
Transit Request
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Sackville Public Library
Adult Feature DVDs
DVD CHE Wor
Adult Dvds-7 Days
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Jul 09, 2024
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