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Searching for Bobby Fisher

Josh Waitzkin (played by Max Pomeranc) is a typical seven-year-old who happens to be a chess prodigy. His father, a sportswriter, is determined to see his son become a champion. As the story unfolds, both learn that the most important thing is not to lose their love for each other.

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  • "Searching for Bobby Fischer"
  • "À la recherche de Bobby Fischer"@en
  • "DVDR 5086 Searching for Bobby Fischer"@en
  • "Nedolžne poteze"

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  • "Josh Waitzkin (played by Max Pomeranc) is a typical seven-year-old who happens to be a chess prodigy. His father, a sportswriter, is determined to see his son become a champion. As the story unfolds, both learn that the most important thing is not to lose their love for each other."@en
  • "Josh (Pomeranc) is a budding seven-year-old chess prodigy. His father is determined to make him a chess champion. To be in the same class as champion Bobby Fischer is their goal. Father & son discover their love for each other."
  • "This heart-warming film is based on the true story of a young boy who is a chess prodigy and his father, who attempts to walk the fine line between encouraging his son's talent and preserving the love they have for each other."@en
  • "This heart-warming film is based on the true story of a young boy who is a chess prodigy and his father, who attempts to walk the fine line between encouraging his son's talent, and preserving the love they have for each other."
  • "This heart-warming film is based on the true story of a young boy who is a chess prodigy and his father, who attempts to walk the fine line between encouraging his son's talent, and preserving the love they have for each other."@en
  • "Based on Fred Waitzkin's book about his son, this drama concerns the pressures inflicted on a seven-year-old boy when his parents discover that he is a chess prodigy. Josh Waitzkin (played by Max Pomeranc, an actual chess champion) is drawn to the chess players who congregate in New York City's Washington Square Park. Before long, Josh exhibits a talent for the game, prompting his father to hire well-respected tutor Bruce Pandolfini to coach him. Josh, however, prefers playing in the park with Vinnie, a hustler who specializes in "speed chess." Pressure mounts as Josh triumphs in competitions and rises in the ranks. In the end, the boy wins a major tournament by employing both the methodical approach of Pandolfini and Vinnie's effective bluffing. Interwoven with the narrative is archival footage of master chess player Bobby Fischer at a young age and later, when his behavior became increasingly erratic. (Circulates)."
  • "Fred Waitzkin, a sportswriter who dreams his 7-year-old son Josh will grow up to play baseball. One day in the park with his mother, Josh displays more than talent, he has a gift. Sensing his son is a future champion, Fred places Josh under the tutelage of a strict chess teacher. But when Josh suddenly starts to lose, his parents must confront their own motivations, and recognize what Josh prizes more than winning; his family's love."
  • "Fred Waitzkin, a sportswriter who dreams his 7-year-old son Josh will grow up to play baseball. One day in the park with his mother, Josh displays more than talent, he has a gift. Sensing his son is a future champion, Fred places Josh under the tutelage of a strict chess teacher. But when Josh suddenly starts to lose, his parents must confront their own motivations, and recognize what Josh prizes more than winning; his family's love."@en

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  • "Film adaptations"@en
  • "Film adaptations"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Drama"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Biographical films"
  • "Biographical films"@en
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Drames (cinéma)"
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  • "Family fiction"@en
  • "Cinéma"
  • "Adaptations"@en
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  • "Films for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Films biographiques"
  • "Biographical"@en

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  • "Searching for Bobby Fisher"@en
  • "Innocent moves"
  • "Searching for Bobby Fischer (Motion picture)"@en
  • "Searching for Bobby Fischer"
  • "Searching for Bobby Fischer"@en
  • "Searching for Bobby Fischer [À la recherche de Bobby Fischer]"@en
  • "Searching for bobby fischer"
  • "Searching For Bobby Fischer"@en

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