“Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.”
The Luzhin Defence
6.2
46 votes·2000
·1h 49m
·MovieRomanceDrama
Overview
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.
Keywords
chessbased on novel or bookitalychess tournamentwoman director1920s
Cast
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
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