The Luzhin Defence

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

2000·1h 49m·★ 6.2(45)

RomanceDrama

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

Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

Emily Watson

Natalia Katkov

Geraldine James

Vera, Natalia's Mother

Stuart Wilson

Valentionov

Fabio Sartor

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