The Luzhin Defence

2000 · 109 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 4,902 VOTES · DIR. Marleen Gorris

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 816 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:01 Cattle. That's all we are to them-- cattle.
00:09:37 You've made a point of memorizing the nationalities of the guests?
00:13:05 Other guests are arriving.
00:16:42 I stayed here once before...
00:18:51 He's probably locked away from any distractions.
00:23:21 Mate.
00:27:12 Checkmate.
00:32:06 - Lots of questions. - Yes.
00:34:46 His name is Turati.
00:37:34 Isn't he amazing?
00:40:35 As an adolescent, you were forever having crushes on eccentrics.
00:45:18 We hit it off very well.
00:48:32 The doctor stopped him playing once...
00:51:42 every minute of it he was under intense pressure.
00:54:48 Board 6, King F-7 to G-7.
00:59:27 What have I missed? Why is everyone so excited?
01:02:09 You have to make...
01:07:40 He isn't a doctor. He's a tailor.
01:10:23 Late.
01:18:46 A real catastrophe, believe me. Signore Luzhin is too ill to continue.
01:21:18 but you can never play chess again.
01:24:06 This world tournament will be concluded.
01:27:14 I must keep track of every second.
01:32:02 Aleksandr, will you listen to me!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed816
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:03:01
Final line01:32:02

Production Record

DirectorMarleen Gorris
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,864,747
IMDb votes4,902