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Apr 25, 2022 · The Royal Game is a difficult film to watch and it provides no easy answers. The film seems to be saying that what is taken from victims by the Nazis can never be returned and there is...
Chess Story: Directed by Philipp Stölzl. With Oliver Masucci, Dieter Bernhardt, Elias Gabele, Birgit Minichmayr. To withstand the psychological torture of the Gestapo, a lawyer imprisoned by the Nazis finds refuge in the world of chess.
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- Drama, Thriller, War
- Philipp Stölzl
- 2021-09-23
Nov 23, 2021 · The Royal Game is a journey between past and present. A rollercoaster ride, the meeting point between the outside world and the inner world.
Critics' reviews "'Schachnovelle' masterfully confounds expectations as a tautly calibrated, intricately constructed Chinese puzzle of a period drama set during Nazi Germany's annexation of Austria" Michael Rechtshaffen : Los Angeles Times
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- Germany
- Thomas W. Kiennast
- Philipp Stölzl
Jul 20, 2023 · Film adaptations of fiction that plays with form and structure offer unique challenges, and while I haven't read the Stefan Zweig bestseller on which Chess Story is based, there are enough odd, disconcerting turns to the development to make me assume that director Philipp Stölzl is trying to mimic some sort of stylistic gambit offered…
Sep 23, 2021 · Josef Bartok (Oliver Masucci) 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 in order to fund the Nazi regime.
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Chess story or the Royal Game is a masterpiece comprising with a truly wonderful storyline. Sufficient amount of visual effects beautify the Bartok's odyssey. Cinematography is of highest...
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- History, Drama, War
