Year: 1967
Runtime: 28 mins
Language: Polish
Director: Andrzej Zakrzewski
A short television film adapting Ludwik Niemojski’s story from his collection “Incredible Stories”. It follows Bartolomeo, a brilliant and gifted chess player whose obsessive devotion to the game gradually destroys his personal relationships and leaves his private life in ruins.
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