The Luzhin Defence

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The Luzhin Defence
Directed by	Marleen Gorris
Screenplay by	Peter Berry
Based on	The Defense 1964 novel by Vladimir Nabokov
Produced by	Caroline Wood
Starring	John Turturro Emily Watson Geraldine James Stuart Wilson Christopher Thompson Kelly Hunter
Cinematography	Bernard Lutic
Music by	Alexandre Desplat Layla Stanson
Production companies	France 2 Cinema Clear Blue Sky Productions
Distributed by	Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom) UGC Fox Distribution (France)
Release date	September 8, 2000 (2000-09-08) (United Kingdom)
Running time	109 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom France
Language	English
Box office	$1,864,747

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 ^[1] at the British Independent Film Awards and the London Film Critics Circle Awards.