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Dates: 2000 (Copyright), 08 September 2000 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, France, Italy, Hungary, USADirector: Marleen Gorris
Synopsis: Drama. 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.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 2000not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 109 mins Length: 9804 FeetDialogue (original): English
Dates: 2000 (Copyright), 08 September 2000 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, France, Italy, Hungary, USADirector: Marleen Gorris
Synopsis: Drama. 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.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 2000not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 109 mins Length: 9804 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
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©/Production Company: Renaissance Films, ©/Production Company: ICE 3, ©/Production Company: France 2 Cinéma, ©/Production Company: Lantia Cinematografica e Audiovisi, Magic Media, Presented in association with: Clear Blue Sky Productions, Executive Producer: Jody Patton, Producer: Caroline Wood, Producer: Stephen Evans, Producer: Louis Becker, Producer: Philippe Guez, Co-producer: Leo Pescarolo, Co-producer: Eric Robison, Co-producer: Péter Barbalics, Production Associate: Ildikó Kemény, Unit Production Manager: Ferenc Béres, Unit Manager: Mark Mostyn, Unit Manager: Paolo Rosada, László Lakatos, Production Manager: Rosanna Roditi, Production Manager: László Sipos, Production Co-ordinator: Nathalie Tanner, Production Co-ordinator: Anita Tomaselli, Production Co-ordinator: Gabriella Csoma, Location Manager: Fabio Vianello, Location Manager: Tamás Guba, Post-production Supervisor: Maria Walker, Post-production Supervisor: Fleur Fontaine, Assistant Director (1st): Tommy Gormley, Assistant Director (Italy 1st): Bojana Sutic, Assistant Director (Hungary 1st): Gábor Gajdos, Assistant Director (2nd): Sarah Purser, Tamás Mink, Assistant Director (3rd): Aoife Thunder, Script Supervisor: Elizabeth West, Script Supervisor: Sophie Thévenet Becker, Casting (Director): Celestia Fox, Casting (Italian Director): Adriana Sabbatini, Casting (ADR Voice): Louis Elman, Screenplay: Peter Berry, Based on the novel by: Vladimir Nabokov, Director of Photography: Bernard Lutic, Special Effects Supervisor: Ferenc Ormos, Special Effects Technician: Alfredo Spadaro, Special Effects Technician: Massimo Ticchiati, Special Effects Technician: György Solymosi, Zsolt Furedi, Pyrotechnics Technical Adviser: Gyula Krasnyansky, Graphic Designer: Shirley Robinson, Editor: Michaël Reichwein, Production Designer: Tony Burrough, Supervising Art Director: John Hill, Supervising Set Decorator: Dominic Smithers, Costume Designer: Jany Temime, Standby Costume Supervisor: Amanda Craze, Wardrobe Master: György Homonnay, Hair/Make-up Designer: RoseAnn Samuel, Make-up/Hair Artist: Lesley Noble, Make-up/Hair Artist: Elaine Browne, Allison Sing, Additional Make-up/Hair: Cristiana Bertini, Additional Make-up/Hair: Carla Ruffert, Additional Make-up/Hair: Rozália Szegedi, Additional Make-up/Hair: Harisa Centani, Additional Make-up/Hair: Annamaria Ginnoto, Lamberto Deli, Titles/Opticals: General Screen Enterprises, Music/Music Conductor/Orchestrations: Alexandre Desplat, Music Performed by: London Symphony Orchestra, Piano Solo Performed by: Simon Chamberlain, Music Recorder/Mixer: John Timperley, Dance Instructor: Pierre Loy, Production Sound Mixer: Peter Glossop, Recordist: Alan Sutcliffe, Harry Naylor, Re-recording Mixer: Craig Irving, Supervising Sound Editor: Richard Fettes, Dialogue Editor: Colin Ritchie, ADR Mixer: John Bateman, ADR Editor: Michael Crouch, Foley Artist: Ruth Sullivan, Foley Artist: Lionel Selwyn, Foley Mixer: John Bateman, Foley Editor: Robert Gavin, Stunt Co-ordinator: David Ambrosi, Stunt Co-ordinator: Ricardo Mioni, Stunt Artist: Emiliano Novelli, Stunt Artist: Alesandro Novelli, Giovanni Leici, Stand-in for Mr Turturro: Lorenzo Donegana, Gabor Boda, Stand-in for Ms Watson: Chiara Orefice, Viktoria Elek, Stand-in for Master Hunting: Mate Gyori, Additional Stand-in: Istvan Havlik, Chess Consultant: John Speelman
Cast
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John Turturro (Alexander Luzhin), Emily Watson (Natalia), Geraldine James (Vera), Stuart Wilson (Valentinov), Christopher Thompson (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, Antonio Carli, David Ambrosi (fascist)