The Luzhin Defence (2000)

2000 · 109 min · Romance, Drama

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.

Directed by Marleen Gorris. Starring John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson and Fabio Sartor.

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