Chinese Checkers (1965) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1965 · 13 mins

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Directed by

Stephen Dwoskin

Starring

Beverly Grant, Joan Adler

Initially the predator wears black while the victim is clothed in white; as the narrative progresses the costumes shift, the victim dons a mourning veil and eventually the colors are fully reversed, emphasizing the fluidity of their roles. Throughout, Dwoskin adds successive layers of makeup, turning the faces into exaggerated, almost caricatured masks that reflect the growing ambiguity of the game.