Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Marleen Gorris
- Writers
- Peter Berry
- Release Year
- 2000
- Runtime
- 109 minutes
- Genre
- Romance, Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (49 votes)
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
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