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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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