RomanceDrama
The Luzhin Defence
"Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty."
User Score43 votes
61%6.1/10
Release2000→
Runtime1H 49M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love.
Principal Cast8
John Turturro
Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin
Emily Watson
Natalia Katkov
Geraldine James
Vera, Natalia's Mother
Stuart Wilson
Valentionov
Fabio Sartor
Turati
Peter Blythe
Ilya
Orla Brady
Anna
Mark Tandy
Luzhin's Father
Media9
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Director
Marleen Gorris
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Box Office
Budget$2M
Keywords
chessbased on novel or bookitalychess tournamentwoman director1920s
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