The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence (2000)

Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.

  • Genre: Romance, Drama
  • Release Date: 2000-08-21
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 40 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Language: English
  • Director: Marleen Gorris
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Summary

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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  • John Turturro

    as Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

  • Emily Watson

    as Natalia Katkov

  • Geraldine James

    as Vera, Natalia's Mother

  • Stuart Wilson

    as Valentionov

  • Fabio Sartor

    as Turati

  • Peter Blythe

    as Ilya

  • Orla Brady

    as Anna

  • Mark Tandy

    as Luzhin's Father

  • Kelly Hunter

    as Luzhin's Mother

  • Antonio Carli

    as Fascist
Directing Marleen Gorris Director
Writing Peter Berry Screenplay
Art Tony Burrough Production Design
Camera Bernard Lutic Director of Photography
Editing Michiel Reichwein Editor
Sound Alexandre Desplat Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Jany Temime Costume Design
Production Jody Allen Executive Producer
Production Péter Barbalics Producer
Production Louis Becker Producer
Production Stephen Evans Producer
Production Philippe Guez Producer
Production Leo Pescarolo Producer
Production Eric Robison Producer
Production Caroline Wood Producer
Production Celestia Fox Casting
Costume & Make-Up Elaine Browne Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Lesley Noble Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Allison Sing Makeup Artist
Sound Ruth Sullivan Foley Artist
Production Adriana Sabbatini Casting
Crew David Ambrosi Stunt Coordinator
Art Zsuzsanna Borvendég Art Direction
Writing Vladimir Nabokov Novel

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