Chess story

DVD - 2023

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.

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Genres
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
New York, NY : Film Movement [2023]
Language
German
English
Corporate Authors
Studiocanal GmbH, Walker + Worm Film, DOR Film (Firm), ARD Degeto Films, Bayerischer Rundfunk, ORF Film (Firm)
Corporate Authors
Studiocanal GmbH (production company), Walker + Worm Film, DOR Film (Firm), ARD Degeto Films, Bayerischer Rundfunk, ORF Film (Firm)
Other Authors
Philipp Stölzl (film director), Eldar Grigorian (screenwriter), Philipp Worm (film producer), Tobias Walker (actor), Oliver Masucci, 1968- (-), Albrecht Abraham Schuch, 1985-, Birgit Minichmayr, Andreas Lust, 1967-, Samuel Finzi, 1966-, Lukas Miko, 1971-, Joel Basman, 1990-, Rolf Lassgård, 1955-, Stefan Zweig, 1881-1942
Item Description
Based on the book The royal game, by Stefan Zweig.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Aspect ratio 2.39:1 wide screen.
Special features: Introductory essay by writer and curator Larry list ; Bonus short film Der Tunnel (Germany, Switzerland ; 10 min.) / directed by Christoph Daniel and Marc Schmidheiny, German with English subtitles.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; NTSC; all regions; wide screen; 5.1 surround sound/2.0 stereo.
Audience
Not rated by the MPAA.
Production Credits
Cinematography, Thomas W. Kiennast ; editor, Sven Budelmann ; music, Ingo Ludwig Frenzel.