---
title: 'The Luzhin Defence (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marleen Gorris'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-luzhin-defence-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211492/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Luzhin Defence (2000)

2000 · 109 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

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 by Vladimir Nabokov.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marleen Gorris](https://cinepixo.com/people/marleen-gorris)
- **Screenplay:** [Vladimir Nabokov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-nabokov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Producer:** [Louis Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-becker), [Stephen Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-evans)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bernard Lutic](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-lutic)

## Cast

- [Stuart Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-wilson)
- [John Turturro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-turturro)
- [Emily Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-watson)
- [Luigi Petrucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-petrucci)
- [Christopher Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-thompson)
- [Geraldine James](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-james)
- [Fabio Sartor](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabio-sartor)

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