“The Luzhin Defence” quotes

(2000)

Title The Luzhin Defence
Year 2000
Director Marleen Gorris
Genre Drama, Romance

Interpreted by

John Turturro
Emily Watson

All actors – John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson, Christopher Thompson, Fabio Sartor, Peter Blythe, Orla Brady, Mark Tandy, Kelly Hunter, Alexander Hunting, Alfredo Pea

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“As Pushkin's doomed duelist said: let's start if you're willing.”
John Turturro - Aleksandr Ivanovich Luzhin
[Tag:beginnings, will, writers]
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“- Aleksandr Ivanovich Luzhin: There's a pattern emerging, a definite pattern. I repeat that game. I've beaten him. And his moves are repeated moves. I must keep track of every second. Every second.
- Natalia Katkov: It sounds like such a lonely battle.”
John Turturro - Aleksandr Ivanovich Luzhin
Emily Watson - Natalia Katkov
[Tag:battle, chess, solitude]

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