The Luzhin Defence is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Marleen Gorris, starring John Turturro and Emily Watson. The film centres on a mentally tormented chess grandmaster and the young woman he meets while competing at a world-class tournament in Italy. The screenplay was based on the novel The Defense (or The Luzhin Defence) by Vladimir Nabokov. Emily Watson received best actress nominations at the British Independent Film Awards and the London Film Critics Circle Awards. Plot It's the early 1920s and Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin (Turturro), a gifted but tormented chess player, arrives in a Northern Italian city to compete in an international chess competition. Prior to the tournament he meets Natalia Katkov (Watson) and he falls in love with her almost immediately. She in turn finds his manner to be appealing and they begin to see each other in spite of her mother's disapproval. Competing alongside Luzhin in the championship is Dottore Sal
The Luzhin Defence es una película dramática romántica dirigida por Marleen Gorris, protagonizada por John Turturro y Emily Watson. La película se centra en un gran maestro de ajedrez mentalmente atormentado y la joven mujer que conoce mientras compite en un torneo de clase mundial en Italia. El guión está basado en la novela The Defence (o The Luzhin Defence) de Vladimir Nabokov. Emily Watson recibió nominaciones a la mejor actriz en los British Independent Film Awards y el London Film Critics Circle Awards. Plot Es el comienzo de la década de 1920 y Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin (Turro), un talentoso pero atormentado jugador de ajedrez, llega a una ciudad del norte de Italia para competir en una competición internacional de ajedrez. Antes del torneo conoce a Natalia Katkov (Watson) y se enamora de ella casi de inmediato.