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May 4, 2001 · "The Luzhin Defence," based on a novella by Vladimir Nabokov, is about love, genius and madness, but it is also about life among the wealthy emigres of Europe in the years after World War I. They dress and move with elegance, their wealth preserving around them an illusion of the social order that was destroyed by the guns of August.
Apr 20, 2001 · 58% Tomatometer 73 Reviews 69% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Set in the late 1920s, "The Luzhin Defence" tells the story of a shambling, unworldly chess Grand Master who arrives in the...
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- Marleen Gorris
- PG-13
- John Turturro
TOP CRITIC. A predictable, emotionally unengaging, and occasionally corny story. Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | May 21, 2001. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted...
Sep 8, 2000 · The Luzhin Defence: Directed by Marleen Gorris. With John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson. Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.
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- Drama, Romance
- Marleen Gorris
- 2000-09-08
Apr 20, 2001 · ''The Luzhin Defense'' belongs to Nabokov's early career, and Ms. Gorris has captured both the novel's heartfelt romanticism and its dashing intellectual vigor.
- Marleen Gorris
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.
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A movie of outstanding brilliance and a poignant and unusual love story, the Luzhin Defence charts the intense attraction between an eccentric genius and a woman of beauty, depth and character. It gives John Turturro what is probably his finest role to date (thank goodness they didn't give it to Ralph Fiennes, who would have murdered it.)
