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The Luzhin Defence

2000 · Marleen Gorris · 109 min

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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.

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6.4/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database50 votesTMDB
John TurturroAleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' LuzhinEmily WatsonNatalia KatkovGeraldine JamesVera, Natalia's MotherStuart WilsonValentionovFabio SartorTuratiPeter BlytheIlyaOrla BradyAnnaMark TandyLuzhin's FatherKelly HunterLuzhin's MotherAntonio CarliFascistChristopher ThompsonStassardAlfredo Pea1st OfficialFFabio Pasquini2nd OfficialLuigi PetrucciSantucciCCarlo GrecoHotel Manager

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John TurturroAleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' LuzhinEmily WatsonNatalia KatkovGeraldine JamesVera, Natalia's MotherStuart WilsonValentionovFabio SartorTuratiPeter BlytheIlyaOrla BradyAnnaMark TandyLuzhin's FatherKelly HunterLuzhin's MotherAntonio CarliFascistChristopher ThompsonStassardAlfredo Pea1st OfficialFFabio Pasquini2nd OfficialLuigi PetrucciSantucciCCarlo GrecoHotel Manager

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