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- BFI identifier516903
- Date2000 (Copyright)
2000-09-08 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, France, Italy, Hungary, USA
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- SynopsisDrama. Alexander Luzhin, a chess genius with a shy, self-effacing nature, visits Italy's Lake Como in the 1920's to play at a major tournament and unexpectedly falls in love with a young lady called Natalia. He finds himself torn between his passion for chess and his new passion for Natalia. (Synopsis)
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- CreditsDirected by: Marleen Gorris
©/Production Company: Renaissance Films
©/Production Company: ICE 3
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Title
The Luzhin Defence (Original)
The Game - Luzhin's Defence (Alternative)
La Partita - La Difesa Di Luzhin (Alternative)
La Défense Loujine (Alternative)
La Difesa Di Luzhin (Help search)
La Partita (Help search)
The Luzhin Defense (Help search)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/F71B-2733-EAE5-0D01-28EB-YCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- The Luzhin Defence
Work - 516903 - 2000 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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