Fool's Mate

Fool's Mate (1989)

Drama

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.

Director: Mathieu Carrière

Casts

	Victoria Tennant as Alice Gordon
	Michael Marwitz as Lucas Tillman
	Stuart Wilson as Nikos Mitradis
	Mareike Carrière as Judy Miller
	Peter Sattmann as Hausemann
	Anatoli Karpov as Chess player
	Mathieu Carrière as
	Harry Baer as

Crew