Le joueur d'échecs

Tries to be too grand for it's own good. And that way gets off to a underwhelming starts of revolutions and random chess games without really grasping the real core of the story. It's not until the futuristic 'chess machine' comes on the scene the film sets root and things starts coming together. From then on Raymond Bernard directs a masterpiece! Charles Dullin is the undeniable face of this slightly ridiculous idea and gives it brilliance.