Summary France, 1936-37. The Popular Front wins elections, the Spanish Civil War begins, and Hitler and Stalin are manipulating and spying. The brilliant exile, Fiodor Voronin, a general at 20, is the deputy at the White Russian Military Union, probably slated to replace the aging Général Dobrinsky soon. Fiodor's Greek wife, Arsinoé, paints and stays away from politics, befriending Communist neighbors. Her health declines; the attentive Fiodor arranges care and, against the backdrop of Stalin's Great Purge, considers his options. He plays a chess game in which love of country, love of Arsinoé, ideology, petty jealousies, and the machinations of power roil in matters of life and death. View more details
Directed : Éric Rohmer
Written : Éric Rohmer
Stars : Cyrielle Clair Katerina Didaskalou Grigori Manoukov Serge Renko
Genres : Thriller Drama
Release date : Mar 16, 2004
Countries of origin : Italy France Russia Spain Greece
Language : German Russian French Greek
Production companies : France 2 Cinéma Compagnie Eric Rohmer (CER) Rézo Productions
Summary France, 1936-37. The Popular Front wins elections, the Spanish Civil War begins, and Hitler and Stalin are manipulating and spying. The brilliant exile, Fiodor Voronin, a general at 20, is the deputy at the White Russian Military Union, probably slated to replace the aging Général Dobrinsky soon. Fiodor's Greek wife, Arsinoé, paints and stays away from politics, befriending Communist neighbors. Her health declines; the attentive Fiodor arranges care and, against the backdrop of Stalin's Great Purge, considers his options. He plays a chess game in which love of country, love of Arsinoé, ideology, petty jealousies, and the machinations of power roil in matters of life and death. View more details
Genres : Thriller Drama
Release date : Mar 16, 2004
Countries of origin : Italy France Russia Spain Greece
Language : German Russian French Greek
Production companies : France 2 Cinéma Compagnie Eric Rohmer (CER) Rézo Productions
