Luzhin Defence, The
Reviewed in Issue 55 (Dec 2001) of Widescreen Review
Disc Information
| Studio | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
| Catalog Number | 06389 |
| MPAA Rating | PG13 |
| Rating Reason | Sensuality and thematic elements |
| Retail Price | $29.95 |
| DVD Type | Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5) |
| Running Time | 109 |
| Release Date | 09/18/01 |
| Theatrical Year | 2000 |
| Genre | Drama |
Credits
| Director | Marleen Gorris |
| Screenplay | Subscribers only |
| Story | Subscribers only |
| Music | Subscribers only |
| Cinematography | Subscribers only |
| Stars | John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson, Christopher Thompson, Fabio Sartor & Alexander Hunting |
Audio & Video
| Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Measured Ratio | Subscribers only |
| DVD Soundtrack | Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
| Subtitles | Subscribers only |
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Subscribe FreeSet in the late 1920s, The Luzhin Defence examines the life of Alexander Luzhin (Turturro), an eccentric chess master whose unstable childhood has made him incapable of relating to others. Yet, he meets and falls in love with the caring Natalia (Watson) at a North Italian lakeside resort, where he
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