The Luzhin Defence
Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.
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- Drama
- Romance
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 21, 2000
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Italian
- Production
- France 2 Cinéma,Vulcan Productions,Lantia Cinema & Audiovisivi,Renaissance Films,ICE3,Magic Media
- Cast
- John Turturro,Emily Watson,Geraldine James,Stuart Wilson,Fabio Sartor,Peter Blythe,Orla Brady,Mark Tandy,Kelly Hunter,Antonio Carliand 8 more
- Director
- Marleen Gorris
- Writer
- Peter Berry,Vladimir Nabokov
- Producer
- Jody Allen,Péter Barbalics,Louis Becker,Stephen Evans,Philippe Guez,Leo Pescarolo,Eric Robison,Caroline Wood
- Cinematography
- Bernard Lutic
- Music
- Alexandre Desplat
- Budget
- $1,864,747
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0211492