Film
The Luzhin Defence
2000· U· 1h 49m· Drama· Romance
“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.
2000-08-21
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Key Crew
DirectorMarleen Gorris
ScreenplayPeter Berry
ProducerCaroline Wood
Director of PhotographyBernard Lutic
Original Music ComposerAlexandre Desplat
EditorMichiel Reichwein
Full cast & crew (10 cast · 24 crew)
Details
Released2000-08-21
Runtime1h 49m · U
StatusReleased
StudiosFrance 2 Cinéma · ICE3 · Lantia Cinema & Audiovisivi
Budget$2M
LanguagesItalian · English
CountriesFrance · United Kingdom · Hungary · Italy · United States of America
Rating6.2/10 · 45 votes
Original languageen
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