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| Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 11, 1993 |
Starring:
Ben Kingsley, David Paymer, Hal Scardino, Joan Allen, Joe Mantegna, Laurence Fishburne, Max Pomeranc, Michael Nirenberg, Robert Stephens, Vasek Simek
Summary:
(Also known as "Innocent Moves") A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
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Writer-director Steven Zaillian proves as much of a prodigy as his chess-playing subject, turning out a film that is a beautifully calibrated model of honestly sentimental filmmaking, made with delicacy, restraint and unmistakable emotional power. The feelings it goes for are almost never the easy or obvious ones, and the levers it presses are all the more effective because of that.
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Despite the unsexy title, it's one unusually well told. [11 Aug 1993, p.1D]
With this touching story about a boy learning to play chess, Zaillian cuts an impressive debut, brining out strong performances from his cast most notably the young Pomeranc who is genuinely moving a the chess genius, even when he's not talking we are able to know what he's thinking, a rarity amongst child actors.
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Unfortunately, as scripter, debuting director Steven Zaillian (who wrote Awakenings) also feels compelled to throw in Karate Kid-type flourishes, a rather stale genre that doesn’t lend itself all that well to chess. The narrative is ruthlessly edited, jumping around in a manner that skips needed exposition and abandons characters.
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Aug 17, 2020
absolutely superb drama about the balance of life. one of the best movies of the 90s
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Jul 3, 2019
Most people would think if it's about he chess it should be boring but this movie is touching. Definitely recommend this for watching together with the family. Also You might get interested in playing chess or even learning it!
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Sep 25, 2022
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Jan 3, 2021
Life on a chessboard. The life of a future chess champion is supported by a very interesting cast, by the appeal of duels and seeing how that prodigy must deal with his inner demons. Without the brilliance of the series The Gambit of the queen, it is seen with pleasure.
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Jan 2, 2021
Tiene una buena y conmovedora historia que se acompaña por excelentes interpretaciones; muy recomendable.
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Jan 31, 2021
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Aug 10, 2021
“Searching for Bobby Fischer” was a nice kids movie. If there is a child around who has the patience to watch people playing chess, you will stay sane sitting through this with them. I give it a C, if you've already seen the best, but you insist on watching a movie, try this one out.
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