Chinese Checkers (1965)

His Oriental predator is at first clothed in black, her 'victim' in white; slowly the costumes change, the victim acquiring a veil of mourning, until finally - as if to underline the ambiguity and interchangeability of their respective roles - the colours are reversed altogether. Still more interesting is the way in which, as the game becomes more ambiguous, Dwoskin adds fresh layers of make-up to his characters' faces, until they become almost caricature masks of their original selves.

Released

1965-02-07

Genres

Romance

Runtime

13 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Stephen Dwoskin

TMDB rating

4.5/10 from 8 votes