Chess
Seen it?2003 | 128 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at anyone who likes a story with a soundtrack worth keeping and history and war-film fans. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
The first Swedish language stage version of Chess, starring Helen Sjöholm as Florence Vaszi, Josefin Nilsson as Svetlana Sergievskaja, Tommy Körberg as Anatolij Sergievskij, Anders Ekborg as Freddie Trumper and Per Myrberg as Alexander Molokov. The cast sing new lyrics in Swedish (written by Rudolfson, Jan Marks and Björn Ulvaeus) to tell a new version of the everchanging Chess story. A few new songs have been included (Chess continues to be a work in progress.) This version premiered in February 2002 at the Cirkus Theatre in Stockholm.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lars Rudolfsson
- Helen SjöholmFlorence
- Tommy KörbergAnatoly
- Josefin NilssonSvetlana
- Anders EkborgFreddie
- Per MyrbergMolokov
- Rolf SkoglundDomaren, Jean Jacques van Boren (The Arbiter)
- Catharina OlssonAnna Petrovna, Svetlanas mor
- Axel Larsson-MyrbergMichail, Anatolijs och Svetlanas son
- Andreas KonvickaKGB-man Pasja
- Johan JernKGB-man Juri