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The Luzhin Defence (2000) · Cineora

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A MARLEEN GORRIS FILM

The Luzhin Defence

20001h 49mMovie

DramaRomance

IMDb6.8/ 10 · 5.1K votes

TWO WORLDS COLLIDE WHEN AN ECCENTRIC GENIUS FALLS IN LOVE WITH A STRONG-WILLED SOCIETY BEAUTY.

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.

Melancholic
Bittersweet
Romantic
Love
The mind
Ambition

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after. Contains self-harm or suicide.

DirectorMarleen Gorris

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.4 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

John TurturroAleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

Emily WatsonNatalia Katkov

Geraldine JamesVera, Natalia's Mother

Stuart WilsonValentionov

Fabio SartorTurati

Peter BlytheIlya

Orla BradyAnna

Mark TandyLuzhin's Father

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