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31/08/1989 Drama 1h 35m
90
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Overview

Matthieu Carriere, who once starred in German director Volkor Schlondorff's breakthrough film Young Torless, turns director himself for Fool's Mate. Michael Marwitz plays a once-famous concert pianist and chess whiz. He compromises his talents by casting his lot with a group of self-destructive druggies and gamblers. Marwitz' new circle of friends effectively ruins his marriage to Victoria Tennant, an English architect. Fool's Mate makes no effort to cheer up its audience, but this sort of fare apparently is what the European film-festival circuit thrives on.

  1. Mathieu Carrière

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Victoria Tennant

    Alice Gordon

  2. Michael Marwitz

    Lucas Tillman

  3. Stuart Wilson

    Nikos Mitradis

  4. Mareike Carrière

    Judy Miller

  5. Peter Sattmann

    Hausemann

  6. Anatoli Karpov

    Chess player

  7. Mathieu Carrière

  8. Harry Baer

  9. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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