Agent 007 and Chemin de Fer
The game of baccarat as well as the "shaken but not stirred" Martini function as the major characteristics of James Bond character that we see in the movies. The concept of Bond's charm intervenes with prestige baccarat game or the French version of the game called Chemin de Fer and helps the audience to fall in love with James Bond.
Casino Royale, the first novel in the James Bond series, takes us to the deluxe French casino where exciting baccarat game between the agent 007 and the SMERSH operative, Le Chiffre, occurs. Here is how Ian Fleming described James Bond's character in the Casino Royale novel from 1953: James Bond was a winner who adored casino atmosphere. He loved the dry riffle of the cards and the constant drama of the quiet figures round the green tables; he liked the well padded arms of the chairs, the glass of champagne or whiskey at the elbow and the quiet unhurried attention of good servants. Bond would never pass the opportunity for a good fight, but in the same time, he would never pass a quality casino game to show the world his secret powers.
Ian Fleming lived a remarkably uncompromising life in a world full of compromises. To sum up his life in the short space available would be an impossible task; nevertheless, Ian Fleming worshiped his invented character and wanted to create his own identity within the family and be credited for his own successes. May be this is the real reason for Bond's appearance in 1953, but do not forget the game of baccarat, which also had major influence on Fleming's books. What can we tell you about baccarat? This is a gambling card game. It was introduced into France from Italy during the reign of Charles VIII of France. There are three accepted variants of the game: European baccarat played in UK casinos, the slightly different American baccarat played in Las Vegas casinos and Chemin de Fer, also known as French baccarat or the James Bond game.
The object of baccarat is pretty simple: two hands are dealt and the player bets on one of the hands, either the player or the banker hand, which will gain the highest score. While in American casinos, baccarat takes place against the house, in Chemin de Fer players compete against each other where one player acts as the player and the other as the banker.
Baccarat is an unusual game in that any score of ten is worth zero. The highest score that can be achieved is nine. Two picture cards would have a score of zero. A nine and a six would not equal fifteen but five (minus the first digit). An Ace counts as 1 and the rest of the cards retain their face value. In the plot of Casino Royale, the British secret agent and baccarat expert James Bond is hired to beat the SMERSH agent, Monsieur Le Chiffre, at Chemin de Fer and he completes the task successfully.
The latest version of James Bond movie will be released this November and it will be the 21st official film to continue well established tradition of spy genre.
The game of baccarat as well as the "shaken but not stirred" Martini function as the major characteristics of James Bond character that we see in the movies. The concept of Bond's charm intervenes with prestige baccarat game or the French version of the game called Chemin de Fer and helps the audience to fall in love with James Bond.
Casino Royale, the first novel in the James Bond series, takes us to the deluxe French casino where exciting baccarat game between the agent 007 and the SMERSH operative, Le Chiffre, occurs. Here is how Ian Fleming described James Bond's character in the Casino Royale novel from 1953: James Bond was a winner who adored casino atmosphere. He loved the dry riffle of the cards and the constant drama of the quiet figures round the green tables; he liked the well padded arms of the chairs, the glass of champagne or whiskey at the elbow and the quiet unhurried attention of good servants. Bond would never pass the opportunity for a good fight, but in the same time, he would never pass a quality casino game to show the world his secret powers.
Ian Fleming lived a remarkably uncompromising life in a world full of compromises. To sum up his life in the short space available would be an impossible task; nevertheless, Ian Fleming worshiped his invented character and wanted to create his own identity within the family and be credited for his own successes. May be this is the real reason for Bond's appearance in 1953, but do not forget the game of baccarat, which also had major influence on Fleming's books. What can we tell you about baccarat? This is a gambling card game. It was introduced into France from Italy during the reign of Charles VIII of France. There are three accepted variants of the game: European baccarat played in UK casinos, the slightly different American baccarat played in Las Vegas casinos and Chemin de Fer, also known as French baccarat or the James Bond game.
The object of baccarat is pretty simple: two hands are dealt and the player bets on one of the hands, either the player or the banker hand, which will gain the highest score. While in American casinos, baccarat takes place against the house, in Chemin de Fer players compete against each other where one player acts as the player and the other as the banker.
Baccarat is an unusual game in that any score of ten is worth zero. The highest score that can be achieved is nine. Two picture cards would have a score of zero. A nine and a six would not equal fifteen but five (minus the first digit). An Ace counts as 1 and the rest of the cards retain their face value. In the plot of Casino Royale, the British secret agent and baccarat expert James Bond is hired to beat the SMERSH agent, Monsieur Le Chiffre, at Chemin de Fer and he completes the task successfully.
The latest version of James Bond movie will be released this November and it will be the 21st official film to continue well established tradition of spy genre.
