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The Cronenberg-Nabokov nexus is of long standing. See THE NABOKOVIAN issue cited below. I do not have it at hand.
Don Johnson
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Accession Number
1981091520
Author
Lucas, Timothy R.
Title
David Cronenberg: A Postscript
Source
The Vladimir Nabokov Research Newsletter. 7:10-15. 1981 Fall Lawrence, KS
There are fleeting but quite significant references to Nabokov, specifically The Defense, in Eastern Promises, the new film by David Cronenberg presently playing in North American theaters.
Late in the film, the last name of Viggo Mortensen's character, a serious Russian gangster, is pronounced: Luzhin. Also, the set piece of the film, an incredibly violent fight between a naked Mortensen and two men armed with knives, occurs in a bath house whose black and white tiles clearly suggest a chess board.
Joshua Roberts
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Don Johnson
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Accession Number
1981091520
Author
Lucas, Timothy R.
Title
David Cronenberg: A Postscript
Source
The Vladimir Nabokov Research Newsletter. 7:10-15. 1981 Fall Lawrence, KS
There are fleeting but quite significant references to Nabokov, specifically The Defense, in Eastern Promises, the new film by David Cronenberg presently playing in North American theaters.
Late in the film, the last name of Viggo Mortensen's character, a serious Russian gangster, is pronounced: Luzhin. Also, the set piece of the film, an incredibly violent fight between a naked Mortensen and two men armed with knives, occurs in a bath house whose black and white tiles clearly suggest a chess board.
Joshua Roberts
bixx@mindspring.com
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