Chess of Life

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Chess of Life
A scene from Chess of Life with Vera Kholodnaya and Ivan Perestiani
Russian: Шахматы жизни
Directed by	Aleksandr Nikolayevich Uralsky
Produced by	Ermolieff's film company
Starring	Vera Kholodnaya Ivan Perestiani Nikolai Tseretelli
Release date	November 5, 1916 (1916-11-05)
Country	Russian Empire
Language	Russian

Chess of Life (Russian: Шахматы жизни) is a lost 1916 Russian silent film directed by Aleksandr Uralsky. It is based on the novel Checkmate by Anna Mar.

Plot

The film tells about the moral transformation of a demimonde woman (perceived as a "fallen woman" by the high society) under the influence of a pure and sincere feeling of love, while, on the contrary, the surrounding beau monde people are shown as immoral hypocrites.

Starring

• Vera Kholodnaya as Inna
• Ivan Perestiani as baron Koehring
• Nikolai Tseretelli as Mark Rudnetsky
• Nonna Leshchinskaya as Rudnetsky's wife

Reception

The film received positive reviews from film critics of the time.

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