In a small italian town everyone's waiting for the event of the year: the living chess game with a near town.
Acting
Franz's deadpan commitment to competitive nonsense.
Production
The living chess sequences are genuinely elaborate.
Director
Alberto Ferrari
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Living chess (scacchi viventi) has medieval Italian roots, particularly in Marostica, where a famous 1454 match inspired this fictionalized version.
Director Alberto Ferrari cast actual residents from small Italian towns, many of whom had participated in real living chess events.
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