The Luzhin Defence

Name: The Luzhin Defence
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2000-08-21
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.146
Cast: John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson, Fabio Sartor

2000

★★★☆☆ 6.1/10

⏱️ 109 minutes

📅 Released

🌐 EN

RomanceDrama

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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Cast

John Turturro

Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

Emily Watson

Natalia Katkov

Geraldine James

Vera, Natalia's Mother

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Director

Marleen Gorris

Writer

Peter Berry

Producer

Jody Allen, Péter Barbalics, Louis Becker

Keywords

chessbased on novel or bookitalychess tournamentwoman director1920s