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The Luzhin Defence

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Director: Marleen Gorris
Dvd Release: 19th February, 2001
Number Of Discs: 1
Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding

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Background Information: The Luzhin Defence

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The Luzhin Defence is a 2001 movie, directed by Dutch director Marleen Gorris. The screenplay was written by Peter Berry & based on the novel The Defense by Vladimir Nabokov. Nabokov in turn drew upon the events in the life of his friend Curt von Bardeleben who committed suicide in 1924. The movie stars John Turturro as the tormented Luzhin; Emily Watson plays the love interest, Natalia. Watson received best actress nominations at the British Independent Film Awards & the London Film Critics Circle Awards.

Biography: Marleen Gorris

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Writer-director from the Netherlands. A Question of Silence, Broken Mirrors, The Last Island & Antonias Line, Mrs. Dalloway & The Luzhin Defense

Editors Choice: Antonias Line, Mrs Dalloway, The Luzhin Defence, View DVDology

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Marleen Gorris: | Wikipedia Article * |
The Luzhin Defence: | Wikipedia Article * |

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