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Dangerous Moves Directed by Richard Dembo Written by Richard Dembo Starring Michel Piccoli
Alexandre Arbatt
Liv UllmannRelease date(s) 25 April 1984 Running time 110 minutes Country France
SwitzerlandLanguage French Dangerous Moves is a 1984 French-language film about chess, directed by Richard Dembo and starring Michel Piccoli and Alexandre Arbatt. Its original French title is La diagonale du fou ("The Fool's Diagonal", referring to the chess piece called the bishop in English but the fool in French). The film was a co-production between companies in France and Switzerland. It tells the story of two very different men competing in the World Chess Championship Games. One is a 52-year-old Soviet Jew who holds the title, and the other is a 35-year-old genius who defected to the West several years earlier.
Awards
The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1984; it was submitted by the Swiss government, and gave that nation its first Oscar win. It also won the Prix Louis Delluc, the Prix de l'Académide du Cinéma and the César Award for Best Debut.
Cast and roles include
- Michel Piccoli - Akiva Liebskind
- Alexandre Arbatt - Pavius Fromm
- Liv Ullmann - Marina Fromm
- Leslie Caron - Henia Liebskind
- Wojciech Pszoniak - Felton, Fromm's team
- Jean-Hugues Anglade - Miller, Fromm's team
- Daniel Olbrychski - Tac-Tac, Liebskind's friend
- Hubert Saint-Macary - Foldes
- Michel Aumont - Kerossian, Liebskind's friend
- Pierre Michaël - Yachvili
- Serge Avedikian - Fadenko
- Pierre Vial - Anton Heller
- Bernhard Wicki - Puhl
- Jacques Boudet - Stuffli
- Benoît Régent - Barabal
External links
Academy Award for Foreign Language Film Winners (1981–2000) 1981: Mephisto • István Szabó • 1982: Volver a Empezar ('To Begin Again') • José Luis Garci • 1983: Fanny and Alexander • Ingmar Bergman • 1984: Dangerous Moves • Richard Dembo • 1985: The Official Story • Luis Puenzo • 1986: The Assault • Fons Rademakers • 1987: Babette's Feast • Gabriel Axel • 1988: Pelle the Conqueror • Bille August • 1989: Cinema Paradiso • Giuseppe Tornatore • 1990 Journey of Hope • Xavier Koller • 1991: Mediterraneo • Gabriele Salvatores • 1992 Indochine • Régis Wargnier • 1993: Belle Époque • Fernando Trueba • 1994: Burnt by the Sun • Nikita Mikhalkov • 1995: Antonia's Line • Marleen Gorris • 1996: Kolya • Jan Svěrák • 1997: Character • Mike van Diem • 1998: Life Is Beautiful • Roberto Benigni • 1999: All About My Mother • Pedro Almodóvar • 2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon • Ang Lee
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