The Luzhin Defence (2000)

Directed by

Marleen Gorris

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

U

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mentally troubled chess grandmaster falls in love with a young woman he meets during a major tournament in Italy. The film follows their relationship as his obsessive mind and the pressures of competition threaten his fragile stability.

romanticmelancholictenseslow-burnintrospectivetenderanxiouspoignantatmospheric

What happens

The Luzhin Defence is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Marleen Gorris, starring John Turturro and Emily Watson. The film centres on a mentally tormented chess grandmaster and the young woman he meets while competing at a world-class tournament in Italy. The screenplay was based on the novel The Defense (or The Luzhin Defence) by Vladimir Nabokov. Emily Watson received best actress nominations at the British Independent Film Awards and the London Film Critics Circle Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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