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The Luzhin Defence (2001)


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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.
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
Louis Becker Producer
Eric Robison Co-Producer
Caroline Wood Producer
Philippe Guez Producer
Production Companies Credit
Renaissance Films Production Company
TF-1 Production Company
France 2 Cinema Production Company
Lantia Cinema Production Company
Ice3 Production Company
Clear Blue Sky Productions Production Company
Union Generale Production Company
Magic Media Production Company
France 3 Cinema Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
SPC Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd. Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Domestic Video Distributor
UFD Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations  
Lake Como, Italy
Bergamo, Italy
Budapest, Hungary
Writer Credit
Peter Berry Screenplay
Vladimir Nabokov Source Material
Vladimir Nabokov Novel as Source Material
Art Department Credit
Dominic Smithers Set Decorator
John Hill Art Director
Tony Burrough Production Designer
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
Roseann Samuel Hairdresser - make-up and hair designer
Jany Temime Costume Designer


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