Chess Fever

With an international chess tournament in progress, a young man becomes completely obsessed with the game. His fiancée has no interest in it, and becomes frustrated and depressed by his neglect of her, but wherever she goes she finds that she cannot escape chess. On the brink of giving up, she meets the world champion, Capablanca himself, with interesting results.

• Soviet Avant-Garde Cinema
• Silent Film Comedy
• Surrealist Visual Metaphor
• Chess Obsession Satire
• Historical Period Piece
• Experimental Montage
• Romantic Comedy Tropes
• Kino-Eye Documentary Style
• Early 20th Century Culture