Stand by · pulling the latest frames
2000 · 1h 49m
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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“Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.”
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John Turturro
Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin
Emily Watson
Natalia Katkov
Geraldine James
Vera, Natalia's Mother
Stuart Wilson
Valentionov
Luzhin Defence
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