...an unavoidable accident, Humbert retrieves Lolita and the pair settle down posing as father and daughter. The strange Clare Quilty looms like a spectre over the proceedings but what is his connection to Lolita and her mother? When Lolita disappears it seems that Quilty may be the key.
Nabokov's novel caused outrage when released and the subject matter is still just as simultaneously fascinating as it is repellant. The screenplay is actually by the ... ...aged Humbert with teenage temptress Lolita is the core of the story and that's what ultimately makes or breaks this film. It's a contentious issue and one that typifies the director's work but how does old Stan the man get along here? The story moves along slowly but somehow you end up reaching 30 minutes and suddenly realising that the time is flying. The scenes themselves are slow and draggy upon reflection but somehow they're enjoyable at the ...
TheNeil 18.09.2001
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Lolita (DVD)
Advantages: Intriguing treatment of a famous novel. Superb performances Disadvantages: Apparently not very close to Nabokov's story.
Vladimir Nabokov's famous novel translated to the screen by himself and given the Kubrick treatment. I find this film has subtle power and an unsettling feel, probably like no other film of the sixties. This isn't just the subject matter - a middle aged teachers fascination/lust for a nymphet, but the overall odd feel to the film, typical of Kubrick. Mason gives a nicely judged perfromance in the role of the teacher Humbert Humbert, and Shelley Winters ...
JSpencer 20.07.2000
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Advantages: I cant begin to explain how amazing this film is. Disadvantages: None
...of going through life with Lolita around him. As always the film has Kubricks picturesque beauty which can make any man or women weep in joy. The film is a bit of a romantic comedy but there are a lot of serious issues on morality, ethics, justice, and solipsism. Another thing I love about Kubrick's films is that you can watch them after so many many years and find something new and riveting to sink your teeth into. Its a film that has and will stand ...
semiflex 29.06.2009
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Stanley Kubrick's 1961 version ofLolita, Vladimir Nabokov's notorious 1953 novel, prompted ... more
a scandal in its day: even to address the issue of paedophilia on screen was deemed to be as perverted as the hapless protagonist Humbert Humbert. James Mason pl...
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Stanley Kubrick's 1961 version ofLolita, Vladimir Nabokov's notorious 1953 novel, prompted ... more
a scandal in its day: even to address the issue of paedophilia on screen was deemed to be as perverted as the hapless protagonist Humbert Humbert. James Mason pl...
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Humbert is smitten. He plans to marry Charlotte Haze. That way he’ll always be close ... more
to his dear one - Charlotte’s precocious daughter! Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick explores the theme of sexual obsession (a subject he would revisit 37 years l...
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Newly arrived in Ramsdale, New Hampshire, European emigre Humbert Humbert is smitten, so ... more
much so that he comes up with a master plan. He'll marry Charlotte Haze. That way he'll always be close to his dear one - Charlotte's precocious daughter! Filmmake...
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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