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| Title Statement | The Luzhin defence [DVD] / Renaissance Films in association with Clear Blue Sky Productions presents A Renaissance and ICE3 production in association with Lantia Cinema, Magic Media and France 2 Cinéma ; produced by Caroline Wood ... [et al.] ; directed by Marleen Goris ; written by Peter Berry. |
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| Additional Contributors | Goris, Marleen |
| Turturro, John,1957- | |
| Watson, Emily,1966- | |
| James, Geraldine,1950- | |
| Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich,1899-1977 | |
| Publication | Culver City, CA: Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2001], c2000. |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (ca. 109 min.) |
| ISBN | 0767866312 (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 043396063891 |
| Other Number | 751978 |
| General Notes | Disc label title. Digital video disc (DVD). Widescreen presentation. Based on the novel, The defence, by Vladimir Nabokov. Special features include: interactive menus, scene selections, making-of featurette, director's commentary, theatrical trailers, filmographies. Scene selection index inserted in container. "Sony Pictures Classics"--Container. |
| Performance Credits | John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson, Christopher Thompson, Fabio Sartor. |
| Audience & Ratings | MPAA rating: PG-13. "Parents strongly cautioned, some sensuality and thematic elements"--Container. |
| Languages | English language track with English, French and Spanish subtitles.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| System Details | DVD Dolby digital 5.1. NTSC 1. |
| Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
| Summary | When eccentric genius and chess Grand Master Alexandre Luzhin travels to Italy for a chess game, he meets and falls in love with an unavailable socialite. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Chess--Fiction |
| Man-woman relationships--Fiction | |
| Film adaptations | |
| Feature films | |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired | |
