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.
Sandrine Bonnaire
as Hélène
Kevin Kline
as Kröger
Valérie Lagrange
as Maria
Francis Renaud
as Ange
Alexandra Gentil
as Lisa
Alice Pol
as Natalia
Élisabeth Vitali
as Marie-Jeanne
Jennifer Beals
as L’Américaine
Dominic Gould
as L’Américain
Christine Ambrosini
as La femme de l'autocar
Anne-Camille Challier
as Fanny
Valérie Tréjean
as L'infirmière
