“The Luzhin Defence” by Marleen Gorris (2000)

(good) Movies directed by women

A Tribute to Marleen Gorris (4/5)

Good script, personages, direction, images, and content (8)

Good performances

Rotten Tomatoes Critics 5,9
Metascore 6,4
Roger Ebert 6,3
Rotten Tomatoes Audience 7,2
IMDB 6,9
Average critics 6,2
Average public 7,1

Cast: Emily Watson, John Turturro, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson
Directed by Marleen Gorris
Written by Peter Berry
Based On The Novel by Vladimir Nabokov
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography by Bernard Lutic
Film Editing by Michiel Reichwein