From IMDB:
Orphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.
Nine year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of sixteen, she’s competing for the U.S. Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting. Based on the book by Walter Tevis.
From Netflix you can stream the 7 episodes of this remarkable drama. Episodes vary in length from 46 minutes to 67 minutes.
You need not understand anything about chess to appreciate the tension of a chess match and to enjoy this story. Although there are an awful lot of chess matches and much discussion about the game, Beth and her personal life remain the center of attention. Watching the obsessive inhabitants of the world of chess can be a revelation. Granted that a person can obsess over just about anything, nonetheless the hold that chess has on some players is remarkable. Indeed that hold is the core of Beth’s ultimate problem: exactly what is her life about?
Anya Taylor-Joy, the British/Argentine actress who plays Beth, is as perfect for the role as she is beautiful. When she says “I like clothes”, consider that an understatement. Where did she get the money for all those clothes?
DO NOT MISS!