The Luzhin Defence (2000)
Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.
Director: Marleen Gorris · Writer: Peter Berry
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.
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Director
Marleen Gorris
Cast
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 
Kelly Hunter
Luzhin's Mother 
Antonio Carli
Fascist 
Christopher Thompson
Stassard 
Alfredo Pea
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