Magnus
The movie assumes that a chronicle of Magnus's rise will be enough to keep the audience hooked. That turns out to be the right call.
Magnus
As a young boy, Magnus Carlsen was very different from his peers. Bullied by the other children, he usually sat by himself, lost in thought. But when a strong interest in numbers led him to the game of chess at the age of 5, he quickly started to climb the ranks of the chess world. At 13, he decided that he would become the World Chess Champion. Magnus is now known as the "Mozart of Chess" - combing the skill and intellect of chess with unrivaled originality and instinct. Through an extensive amount of archival footage and home movies, filmmaker Benjamin Ree follows Magnus's meteoric rise to the top in this unique coming-of-age story. The film invites audiences to not only experience the fascinating world of competitive chess, but also peek into the mind of a modern genius.
Genre
Documentary,
Bio-pic
Runtime
76
Language
English
Director
Benjamin Ree
Cast
Viswanathan Anand
FEATURED REVIEW
Daphne Howland, Village Voice
Roger Ebert called 1993's Searching for Bobby Fischer "the first intelligent one I can remember seeing about chess." Benjamin Ree's documentary on Norwegian chess phenom Magnus Carlsen may be the second. Magnus echoes that movie, especially as Ree, who began filming this project three years ago ...
Played at
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Lumiere Music Hall
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