The Luzhin Defence(Movie, 2000)

Name: The Luzhin Defence
Genre: Romance / Love, Drama
Released: 2000
Duration: T01:49:00
Rating: 3.1

1h 49min | Genres: Romance / Love, Drama

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 16 votes)

The Luzhin Defence is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Marleen Gorris, starring John Turturro and Emily Watson. The film centres on a mentally tormented chess grandmaster and the young woman he meets while competing at a world-class tournament in Italy. The screenplay was based on the novel The Defense (or The Luzhin Defence) by Vladimir Nabokov. Emily Watson received best actress nominations at the British Independent Film Awards and the London Film Critics Circle Awards. ()

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About The Luzhin Defence

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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The Luzhin Defence (2001)(Trailer, 2:08)

Additional Information

Shot in: Lake Como

Based on: "The Defense" (find it on Amazon)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Italian (IT)

Translated into 13 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 08/21/2000

Cast: Emily Watson, John Turturro, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson, Christopher Thompson, Luigi Petrucci, Fabio Sartor

Director: Marleen Gorris

Producer: Louis Becker

Screenwriter: Vladimir Nabokov

Executive Producer: Jody Allen

Director of Photography: Bernard Lutic

Composer: Alexandre Desplat

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Luzhim Defence"

Keywords: 1920s, italy, woman director, based on novel or book, chess, chess tournament

Budget: 1,864,747 USD

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The Luzhin Defence(Movie, 2000)

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