The Luzhin Defence
"Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty."
2000-08-21
6.2
en 109mRomanceDrama
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.
Director
Marleen Gorris
Screenplay
Peter Berry
Production Design
Tony Burrough
Writer
Vladimir Nabokov
Director of Photography
Bernard Lutic
Editor
Michiel Reichwein
chess based on novel or book italy chess tournament woman director 1920s
