The Luzhin Defence (2000)
Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.
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.
- Date of release
- 2000-08-21
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (50)
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Director
- Marleen Gorris
Casting
- 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
- Kelly Hunter — Luzhin's Mother
- Antonio Carli — Fascist
- Christopher Thompson — Stassard
- Alfredo Pea — 1st Official
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