IMDb: 6.3
2017
The Chessplayer
History, Drama
Boris sans Béatrice
Living somewhere in present-day Quebec, Boris Malinowski has achieved all his goals. A freethinker, open-minded and proud, he also displays a certain arrogance when it comes to his successes. For some time now, his wife Béatrice, a Canadian government minister, has been bedridden, suffering from a mysterious depression. To escape from his wife’s agony, Boris begins a relationship with a colleague, Helga, and gets close to Klara, a young woman who works as a maid in Boris’s home. The sudden appearance of a stranger in his life forces Boris to come face-to-face with the world, with everything he takes for granted, with all his certainties.
Director: Denis Côté
Genre: Drama
Cast: James Hyndman, Simone-Elise Girard, Denis Lavant, Isolda Dychauk-Ott, Dounia Sichov, Laetitia Isambert, Louise Laprade, Anie Pascale, Bruce LaBruce, Roc LaFortune
