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Fool's Mate

08/31/1989

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1hr 35min

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Drama

STORY

Matthieu Carriere, who once starred in German director Volkor Schlondorff's breakthrough film Young Torless, turns director himself for Fool's Mate. Michael Marwitz plays a once-famous concert pianist and chess whiz. He compromises his talents by casting his lot with a group of self-destructive druggies and gamblers. Marwitz' new circle of friends effectively ruins his marriage to Victoria Tennant, an English architect. Fool's Mate makes no effort to cheer up its audience, but this sort of fare apparently is what the European film-festival circuit thrives on.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Victoria Tennant
  • Michael Marwitz
  • Stuart Wilson
  • Mareike Carrière
  • Peter Sattmann

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • ZDF

      Production Countries

    • Germany

    LANGUAGES

    • German

    Cast

    Victoria Tennant

    Alice Gordon

    Michael Marwitz

    Lucas Tillman

    Stuart Wilson

    Nikos Mitradis

    Mareike Carrière

    Judy Miller

    Peter Sattmann

    Hausemann

    Anatoli Karpov

    Chess player

    Mathieu Carrière

    Harry Baer