The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence (2000)

Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.

  • Genre: Romance, Drama
  • Release Date: 2000-08-21
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 36 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Language: English
  • Director: Marleen Gorris
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Summary

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.

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  • John Turturro

    as Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

  • Emily Watson

    as Natalia Katkov

  • Geraldine James

    as Vera, Natalia's Mother

  • Stuart Wilson

    as Valentionov

  • Fabio Sartor

    as Turati

  • Peter Blythe

    as Ilya

  • Orla Brady

    as Anna

  • Mark Tandy

    as Luzhin's Father

  • Kelly Hunter

    as Luzhin's Mother

  • Antonio Carli

    as Fascist
Directing Marleen Gorris Director
Writing Vladimir Nabokov Writer
Writing Peter Berry Screenplay
Sound Alexandre Desplat Music
Camera Bernard Lutic Director of Photography
Editing Michiel Reichwein Editor
Art Tony Burrough Production Design

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