The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence (2000)

August 21st, 20001h 49min

Romance, Drama
61%

Overview

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.


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