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The Luzhin Defence
The Luzhin Defence (2001)
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PG-13
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1 hr 48 mins
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Drama
,
Romance
,
Period
,
Adaptation
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Released: 4/20/2001
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Box Office Total:
$1.0M
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Synopsis:
Set in the late 1920s, Luzhin is a shambling, unworldly chess Grand Master who arrives in the Italian Lakes to play the match of his life and unexpectedly finds the love of his life. Discovering his prodigious talent in boyhood overshadowed by his parents' failing marriage, Luzhin's lyrical passion for chess has become his refuge and rendered the real world a phantom. Already matched up by her family to the very suitable Comte de Stassard, when Natalia meets Luzhin she is drawn to the erratic genius and offers him a glimpse outside of his chess obsession. But it is a world he is not equipped to deal with, and his two worlds collide to tragic effect.
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Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release
4/20/2001
Director
Credit
Marleen Gorris
Director
Cast
Credit
John Turturro
Alexander Luzhin
Emily Watson
Natalia
Geraldine James
Vera
Stuart Wilson
Valentinov
Christopher Thompson
Comte Jean de Stassard
Fabio Sartor
Turati
Peter Blythe
Ilya
Orla Brady
Anna
Mark Tandy
Luzhin's Father
Kelly Hunter
Luzhin's Mother
Alexander Hunting
Young Luzhin
Alfredo Pea
1st Official
Fabio Pasquini
2nd Official
Luigi Petrucci
Santucci
Carlo Greco
Hotel Manager
Massimo Sarchielli
Tailor
Luca Foggiano
Fascist
Antonio Carli
Fascist
David Ambrosi
Fascist
Production Credits
Credit
Leo Pescarolo
Co-Producer
Jody Patton
Executive Producer
Stephen Evans
Producer
Eric Robison
Co-Producer
Louis Becker
Producer
Caroline Wood
Producer
Philippe Guez
Producer
Production Companies
Credit
Renaissance Films
Production Company
TF-1
Production Company
France 2 Cinéma
Production Company
Ice3
Production Company
Clear Blue Sky Productions
Production Company
Union Generale
Production Company
Magic Media
Production Company
France 3 Cinéma
Production Company
Lantia Cinema & Audiovisivi
Production Company
Distribution Companies
Credit
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Domestic Video Distributor
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd.
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
SPC
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
UFD
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Lake Como, Italy
Bergamo, Italy
Budapest, Hungary
Writer
Credit
Peter Berry
Screenplay
Vladimir Nabokov
Source Material
Vladimir Nabokov
Source Material (from novel)
Art Department
Credit
Dominic Smithers
Set Decorator
Tony Burrough
Production Designer
John Hill
Art Director
Sara-Jane Cornish
Art Director
Casting
Credit
Celestia Fox
Casting Director
Film Camera
Credit
Bernard Lutic
Director of Photography
Film Sales Financing
Credit
Renaissance Films
Foreign Distribution Sales
Music
Credit
Alexandre Desplat
Music Conductor
Alexandre Desplat
Orchestrations
Alexandre Desplat
Music
Production Management
Credit
Rosanna Roditi
Unit Production Manager
Nathalie Tanner
Production Coordinator
Andrew Warren
Line Producer
Tommy Gormley
Assistant Director
Lazlo Sipos
Unit Production Manager
Publicity
Credit
Charles McDonald
Publicity
Claudia Kalndjian
Publicity
Sound
Credit
Peter Glossop
Sound
Craig Irving
Sound
Wardrobe Hair Makeup
Credit
Jany Temime
Costume Designer
Roseann Samuel
Hairdresser - make-up and hair designer
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