Sergey MIKAELIAN
Сергей МИКАЭЛЯН
Sergueï MIKAELIAN
USSR, 1972, 93mn 
Colour, fiction
The Greatmaster
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Гроссмейстер

 

 Le Grand-maître

 Grossmeyster

 
Directed by : Sergey MIKAELIAN (Сергей МИКАЭЛЯН)
Production : Lenfilm
 

Plot synopsis
Sergei Khlebnikov is a chess player. Sergei is not after the victory, the game is rather the clash of brains and personalities for him.. An emotional person who is not focusing on just the practical side of things, he seldom made it to the top in tournaments...
Yet, finally, through summoning all his resources and looking for new creative solutions, he achieved victory in the international title claimants' match...
Source : www.lenfilm.ru
 

Commentaries and bibliography
Douze films soviétiques sur le sport que vous pouvez regarder en ligne, Anna POPOVA, RUSSIA BEYOND, 2024
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Sport films, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2024
- Soirées du cinéma russe de Bordeaux, Bordeaux (France), 2021