The Luzhin Defence

Name: The Luzhin Defence
Genre: Romance
Released: 2001-04-20
Duration: 1 hr. 48 min.
Rating: 57
Cast: John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson, Christopher Thompson

2000, Romance, 1h 48m

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Tuturro and Watson play well off each other in this intriguing and well-crafted film. Read critic reviews

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Set in the late 1920s, "The Luzhin Defence" tells the story of a shambling, unworldly chess Grand Master who arrives in the Italian Lakes to play the match of his life and unexpectedly finds the love of his life. Discovering his prodigious talent in boyhood overshadowed by his parents' failing marriage, Luzhin's lyrical passion for chess has become his refuge and rendered the real world a phantom.

Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Sensuality)
Genre: Romance
Original Language: English
Director: Marleen Gorris
Producer: Stephen Evans, Philippe Guez, Caroline Wood
Writer: Peter Berry, Vladimir Nabokov
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 20, 2001 original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.1M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: ICE3, Renaissance Films, Clear Blue Sky Productions, Magic Média, Lantia Cinema, France 2 Cinema
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo