Fool's Mate (1956)

Jacques Rivette: Narrator

Quotes 

• Narrator : [as Claire sees her sister Solange enter their apartment and thus the party wearing the original/nicer fur coat that was intended for her from Claude but that was sneakily re-gifted to Solange by her husband Jean - who we are omnipotently led to believe is either perhaps aware of Claire's affair or who, himself, is having an affair with Solange]  Here's the final move. Claire realizes she's been played. Too late.

• [first lines] 

  Narrator : The moral of the story: A good chess player is always one move ahead of his opponent. A classic example: The move called the Scholar's mate. Only a beginner will fall for it. It's her move.

  [referring to Claire] 

• Narrator : [as Claire tries on the new fur pelt from Claude]  And so, the pelt of the beast becomes the stakes of the match. Claire tries the Italian gambit.

• Narrator : Their plan is simple: Put the fur coat in a suitcase, go to a train station and pretend to be a traveler.

• Narrator : The next morning, the match continues. Claire advances her bishop.

• Narrator : Now the wind turns, the chessboard tips: The first attempt at checkmate.