The Luzhin Defence (2000)

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Country: France, UK
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release: 2000-09-08
Director: Marleen Gorris
Writers: Vladimir Nabokov , Peter Berry
Language: English | Italian
Stars: John Turturro , Emily Watson (I) , Geraldine James , Stuart Wilson , Christopher Thompson , Fabio Sartor , Peter Blythe , Orla Brady , Mark Tandy , Kelly Hunter
Runtime: 109 min
Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations
AKA: La estrategia de Luzhin (Chile) , Luzinova odbrana (Serbia) , I amyna tou vasilia (Greece) , La defensa Luzhin (Spain) , Lužinova obrana (Czech Republic) , La défense Loujine (France, French Republic) , The Luzhin Defence (United Kingdom) , Obrona Łużyna (Poland) , Spelets mästare (Sweden) , Lushins Verteidigung (Germany) , La partita - La difesa di Luzhin (Italy) , Rakkauden viimeinen siirto (Finland) , La defensa Luzhin (Mexico) , Luzhins Verteidigung (Austria) , The Luzhin Defense (United States of America) , Végzetes végjáték (Hungary) , The Luzhin Defence , Защита Лужина (Russian Federation) , Захист Лужина (Ukraine) , Lužino gynyba (Lithuania) , The Luzhin Defence (United States of America) , 愛のエチュード (Japan) , Alexander y Natalia (Argentina) , O Último Lance (Brazil) , La défense Loujine (Canada)
Plot:
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.
IMDB:tt0211492