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Runtime
109 min

Status
Released

Language
EN

Popularity
4.32

Director
Marleen Gorris

Writers
Peter Berry

The Luzhin Defence

2000 · ⭐ 6.3 · Votes: 31

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

Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love.

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Romance Drama

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