Documentary · Belgium · 1972 · 32m

Chess

Échecs

Chess poster
Director
Edmond Bernhard
Cast
Crew
Fernand Tack — Director of Photography Edmond Bernhard — Editor Edmond Bernhard — Writer
Synopsis

Filmic essai on different chess methods combined with an adapted sound setting made in collaboration with chess grandmaster Alberic O'Kelly de Galway. Voted for in the Sight & Sound 2022 Greatest Films of All Time poll.

Mood & Themes
playing chess
Key Collaborators
Edmond Bernhard Director Fernand Tack Director of Photography Edmond Bernhard Editor Edmond Bernhard Writer
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