The Luzhin Defence

Release Date:

Apr 20, 2001

MPAA Rating:

PG-13

Running Time:

1:48

Genre:

Romance

Director:

Marleen Gorris

Cast:

John Turturro	Alexander Luzhin
Emily Watson	Natalia
Geraldine James	Vera
Stuart Wilson	Valentinov
Christopher Thompson	Stassard
Fabio Sartor	Turati
Peter Blythe	Ilya
Orla Brady	Anna
Mark Tandy	Luzhin's Father
Kelly Hunter	Luzhin's Mother
Alexander Hunting	Young Luzhin

Producers:

Stephen Evans , Philippe Guez , Jody Patton , Caroline Wood , Leo Pescarolo , Eric Robison

Writers:

Peter Berry

Language:

English

Official Website:

http://www.spe.sony.com/classics/luzhin/

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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.

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