{{short description|2009 film by Caroline Bottaro}} {{Infobox film | name = Queen to Play | image = QueenToPlay_poster.jpg | alt = | caption = | director = Caroline Bottaro | producer = Dominique Besnehard<br />Michel Feller<br />Jean-Philippe Laroche<br />Amelie Latscha | screenplay = Caroline Bottaro | based_on = {{Based on|''La Joueuse d’échecs''|Bertina Henrichs}} | starring = Sandrine Bonnaire<br />Kevin Kline<br />Valérie Lagrange | music = Nicola Piovani | cinematography = Jean-Claude Larrieu | editing = Tina Baz | studio = StudioCanal | distributor = Zeitgeist Films {{small|(USA)}} | released = {{Film date|2009|8|5|France}} | runtime = 96 minutes | country = France | language = French | budget = | gross = }} '''''Queen to Play''''' (original title ''Joueuse'', the feminine form of “player”) is a 2009 French-German film directed by Caroline Bottaro. It is based on the novel ''La Joueuse d’échecs'' by Bertina Henrichs.
==Synopsis== The film stars Sandrine Bonnaire as a French chambermaid on the island of Corsica. She develops an interest in chess. She has been cleaning the house of an American doctor (played by Kevin Kline in his first French-speaking role), and he begins helping her practice and improve. She must deal with her growing fascination with the game and with her husband and teenaged daughter.
==Cast== * Sandrine Bonnaire as ''Hélène'' * Kevin Kline as ''Kröger'' * Valérie Lagrange as ''Maria'' * Francis Renaud as ''Ange'' * Alexandra Gentil as ''Lisa'' * Alice Pol as ''Natalia'' * Didier Ferrari as ''Jacky'' * Laurence Colussi as ''Pina'' * Élisabeth Vitali as ''Marie-Jeanne'' * Daniel Martin as ''The President of the Chess Club'' * Dominic Gould as ''L'Américain'' * Jennifer Beals as ''L'Américaine''
==Awards== *2010: Special Mention for John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature Palm Springs International Film Festival *2009: Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival
==Release== The film had its world premiere on April 25, 2009 in both New York City and Los Angeles, at the Tribeca Film Festival<ref>[https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512cd9581c7d76e0460000b8-queen-to-play Queen to Play] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419173400/https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512cd9581c7d76e0460000b8-queen-to-play |date=2016-04-19 }} at Tribeca Film Guide Archive</ref> and the ColCoa Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colcoa.org/2009/program/films.asp |title=ColCoa Film Festival 2009 |access-date=October 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930184946/http://www.colcoa.org/2009/program/films.asp |archive-date=September 30, 2009 }}</ref> respectively. The national release in France was on August 5, 2009 and in Germany on January 7, 2010. The film is distributed in the U.S. by Zeitgeist Films and was released there on April 1, 2011.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://zeitgeistfilms.com/queentoplay/ ''Queen To Play'' at Zeitgeist Films] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405093806/http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/queentoplay/ |date=2011-04-05 }} * {{IMDb title|1082009|Queen to Play}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|joueuse}} * [http://www.videodetective.com/movies/trailers/queen-to-play-trailer/224175 ''Queen To Play''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406034226/http://www.videodetective.com/movies/trailers/queen-to-play-trailer/224175 |date=2011-04-06 }} at Video Detective * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090703070013/http://www.studiocanal.com/cid8230/joueuse.html ''Joueuse''] at StudioCanal * [https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940159.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 Variety.com review] * [https://www.indiewire.com/article/tribeca_09_interview_queen_to_play_director_caroline_bottaro/ Interview with Caroline Bottaro on indieWIRE] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100815011922/http://blogs.indiewire.com/iwnow/archives/queen_of_play_goes_to_zeitgeist_films_for_u.s._distribution/ ''Queen To Play'' Goes to Zeitgeist Films for U.S. Distribution on indieWiRE]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Queen To Play}} Category:2009 French-language films Category:English-language French films Category:2009 comedy-drama films Category:2009 films Category:Films set in Corsica Category:Films shot in Corsica Category:Films about chess Category:Films based on French novels Category:Films based on German novels Category:2009 directorial debut films Category:French comedy-drama films Category:Films scored by Nicola Piovani Category:2009 French films Category:Films distributed by Zeitgeist Films