The Luzhin Defence (2000)

★ 6.2/10 109 min Romance, Drama France, United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, United States English

Director: Marleen Gorris

Screenplay by: Peter Berry
Novel: Vladimir Nabokov

Streaming: Not available

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

Description

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.

John Turturro Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

Emily Watson Natalia Katkov

Geraldine James Vera, Natalia's Mother

Stuart Wilson Valentionov

Fabio Sartor Turati

Peter Blythe Ilya

Orla Brady Anna

Mark Tandy Luzhin's Father