Movie Info

Vladimir Nabokov's story of the improbable relationship between a tortured chess master and a society beauty finally comes to the screen. In Europe's ...(read more...) heady days following World War I, Alexander Luzhin (John Turturro) teeters on the brink of madness, consumed with the World Chess Championship -- and is also drawn to the radiant Natalia (Emily Watson). Will their love match be a case of checkmate, or will Luzhin be … rooked?

Director: Marleen Gorris

MPAA: PG-13

Running Time: 106 min.

Release Date: Apr 20, 2001

Cast: Chris Thompson, Christopher Thompson, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, John Turturro, Massimo Sarchielli, Orla Brady, Stuart Wilson