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Lolita

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Lolita
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NR,2hrs 32min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
June 13, 1962
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
James Mason, Shelley Winters, Peter Sellers  ...more
Synopsis: "How did they make a movie out of Lolita?" teased the print ads of this Stanley Kubrick production. The answer: by adding three years to the title character's age. The original Vladimir Nabokov novel caused no end of scandal by detailing the romance between a middle-aged intellectual and a 12-year-old nymphet. The affair is "cleansed" ever so slightly in the film by making Lolita a 15-year-old (portrayed by 16-year-old Sue Lyon). In adapting his novel to film, Nabokov downplayed the wicked satire ... Full Synopsis
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Keith Phipps, AMG Review
Of all of Stanley Kubrick's films, Lolita typically gets the lowest marks. While in many respects that's a fair assessment, it sells short the accomplishment of making a workable film of Vladimir Nabokov's novel within the restrictions of the early '60s, or any era, really. Working from a Nabokov script, Kubrick places his emphasis squarely on the novel's dark comedy. Strip the difference in age and ... Full Review
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James Mason
Humbert Humbert
Shelley Winters
Charlotte Haze
Peter Sellers
Clare Quilty
Sue Lyon
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