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Overview

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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based on novel or book woman director italy 1920s chess chess tournament

Director

Marleen Gorris

ReleasedAug 21, 2000

Runtime1h 49m

StatusReleased

Budget$1.9M

Renaissance Films

Top Cast

John Turturro

Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

Emily Watson

Natalia Katkov

Geraldine James

Vera, Natalia's Mother

Stuart Wilson

Valentionov

Fabio Sartor

Turati

Peter Blythe

Ilya

Orla Brady

Anna

Mark Tandy

Luzhin's Father

Kelly Hunter

Luzhin's Mother

Antonio Carli

Fascist

Luzhin Defence

Luzhin Defence

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