The Luzhin Defence
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.
- genus: Romance, Drama
- Studio:
- keyword: chess, based on novel or book, italy, chess tournament, woman director, 1920s
- cast: John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson, Fabio Sartor, Peter Blythe