Jouer sa vie
In this Gilles Carle feature documentary on the game of chess, the international chess match is cast as a classic Western shoot-out. Three chess greats dominate the film: Russia's Anatoly Karpov; Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian defector; and American Bobby Fischer. Chess aficionados Camille Coudari and Fernando Arrabal analyze the personalities and strategies of the players and comment on the interplay of politics and chess.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada
- Keyword: board game
- Cast: Pascal Rollin, Bobby Fischer, Анато́лий Ка́рпов, Viktor Kortchnoi, Fernando Arrabal, Boris Spassky
