- HD 1080
- Runtime: 109m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Director: Marleen Gorris
- Stars: John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson, Fabio Sartor
- keywords: chess, based on novel or book, italy, chess tournament, woman director, 1920s
- Slogan: Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.
- providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- The The Luzhin Defence is featured in the top rankings of 2000
- #56 in Top Romance Movies of 2000
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.