We watched this limited 7 part Netflix miniseries about a young orphaned chess genius who learned the game from a janitor who lived in the basement of the orphanage. The orphanage was a strange place as each girl was given two pills to take at night, one was said to be a vitamin and the other was a green and black capsule that was said to help their mood.
The young girl Beth was befriended by an older black orphan who told Beth to store the "green pills" and take them at night when her mind could run wild. The story takes place during the 1950's and 1960"s when" the" drug to take was Librium. Needless to say, Beth became addicted to Librium , alcohol and just about anything she could lay her hands on
I thought the miniseries was very good, but not excellent. Having said that it ws rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes so definitely IMO worth the watch.
Seven episodes only, each between 48 minutes and 65 minutes. If you like chess this is a wonderful story and is easy to watch
Based on the novel by Walter Tevis, the Netflix limited series drama The Queen's Gambit is a coming-of-age story that explores the true cost of genius. Abandoned and entrusted to a Kentucky orphanage in the late 1950s, a young Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) discovers an astonishing talent for chess while developing an addiction to tranquilizers provided by the state as a sedative for the children. Haunted by her personal demons and fueled by a cocktail of narcotics and obsession, Beth transforms into an impressively skilled and glamorous outcast while determined to conquer the traditional boundaries established in the male-dominated world of competitive chess.
The young girl Beth was befriended by an older black orphan who told Beth to store the "green pills" and take them at night when her mind could run wild. The story takes place during the 1950's and 1960"s when" the" drug to take was Librium. Needless to say, Beth became addicted to Librium , alcohol and just about anything she could lay her hands on
I thought the miniseries was very good, but not excellent. Having said that it ws rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes so definitely IMO worth the watch.
Seven episodes only, each between 48 minutes and 65 minutes. If you like chess this is a wonderful story and is easy to watch
Based on the novel by Walter Tevis, the Netflix limited series drama The Queen's Gambit is a coming-of-age story that explores the true cost of genius. Abandoned and entrusted to a Kentucky orphanage in the late 1950s, a young Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) discovers an astonishing talent for chess while developing an addiction to tranquilizers provided by the state as a sedative for the children. Haunted by her personal demons and fueled by a cocktail of narcotics and obsession, Beth transforms into an impressively skilled and glamorous outcast while determined to conquer the traditional boundaries established in the male-dominated world of competitive chess.
