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The Luzhin Defence

“Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.”

2000 · 1 h 49 min
Directed by Marleen Gorris
DramaRomance

Cast

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Plot

A chess grandmaster in 1920s Italy falls for a woman while his mind unravels over an upcoming match.

Sinekatalog’s take

Marleen Gorris's adaptation of Nabokov, with John Turturro and Emily Watson, is handsome and sensitive.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (5,080 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.