Period drama set in the 1920s, based on the novel by Vladimir Nabokov. An eccentric and unworldly chess grandmaster arrives at Lake Como to play the match of his life and instead finds the love of his life. A rebellious socialite finds herself drawn to the erratic genius, offering him a glimpse of life away from his obsessive pursuit of chess. But he is ill equipped to deal with the outside world.
The Luzhin Defence is a Film programme that first aired in 2000 and has been classified a 12 certificate.
