Long Live the Queen (film)
Long Live the Queen (Dutch: Lang Leve de Koningin) is a 1995 Dutch children's film directed by Esmé Lammers. It tells the tale of a little girl who learns to play chess thanks to enchanted chess pieces. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2] It also won the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film. The film was dedicated to chess grandmaster Max Euwe, the grandfather of the director. [3]
| Lang Leve de Koningin | |
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| Directed by | Esmé Lammers |
| Written by | Esmé Lammers |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
Plot
Sara, a young girl with an active imagination, learns to play chess by befriending the chess pieces. [4]
Cast
- Maya van den Broecke ... Black Queen
- Lisa De Rooy ... Susanne de Wall, Sara's Mother
- Cas Enklaar ... White Bishop
- Harry Piekema ... White Horse
- Derek de Lint ... Bob Hooke, Sara's Father
- Rudolf Lucieer ... Teacher
- Pieter Lutz ... Sara's Grandfather
- Tiba Tossijn ... Sara
- Serge-Henri Valcke ... Black King
- Monique van de Ven ... White Queen
- Jack Wouterse ... White King
See also
References
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- "39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on 9 February 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- https://www.vprogids.nl/cinema/films/film~494218~lang-leve-de-koningin~.html
- https://www.filmfestival.nl/archief/lang-leve-de-koningin-8
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