Valerio Campanale

Imprisoned in an ordinary room, Dr. B. discovers a book on chess after months of isolation. Slowly losing his mind, the prisoner devours the book and replays every game in it. But once he's played through them all, all that remains is a game against himself...

Imprisoned in an ordinary room, Dr. B. discovers a book on chess after months of isolation. Slowly losing his mind, the prisoner devours the book and replays every game in it. But once he's played through them all, all that remains is a game against himself...

At the Mozarteum, aspiring pianist Wertheimer meets the talented Glenn Gould – and with him, the certainty of his own failure.