The Luzhin Defence
| The Luzhin Defence | |
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| Directed by | Marleen Gorris |
| Screenplay by | Peter Berry |
| Based on | The Defense 1964 novel by Vladimir Nabokov |
| Produced by | Caroline Wood |
| Starring | John Turturro Emily Watson Geraldine James Stuart Wilson Christopher Thompson Kelly Hunter |
| Cinematography | Bernard Lutic |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat Layla Stanson |
Production companies | France 2 Cinema Clear Blue Sky Productions |
| Distributed by | Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom) UGC Fox Distribution (France) |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,864,747 |
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.