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How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
Wuchak
Feb 19, 2024 Β· via TMDB
**_An attractive 14 years-old girl knows the power over males she hasβ¦ and wields it_** A middle-aged professor of French literature (James Mason) spends the summer in New Hampshire where he becomes infatuated by a 14 years-old girl (Sue Lyon), the daughter of the woman who rents him a room (Shelley Winters). Nothing good will come from this attraction if he cannot keep it in check. Helmed by Stanley Kubrick based on the book by Vladimir Nabokov, "Lolita" (1962) is a B&W black comedy and psychological drama that was controversial in its day (and still is) so the physical intimacy of the adult-minor relationship is only hinted at. Sue Lyon turned 15 during shooting and is surprisingly a good actress at such a young age. Donβt expect much exploitation of her beauty, though, beyond an early scene of her in a two-piece bathing suit. The character of Quilty has less of a role in the book and is believable. Heβs basically a dark shadow of Humbert, mirroring Humbert's carnal qualities. Unfortunately, Kubrick allowed Peters Sellers to get out-of-control in the part, which spoils it (and the movie). Donβt get me wrong, Peter Sellers has great charisma, even here, but too many of his Quilty scenes are nonsensical or implausible. The two worst examples are: When he shows up at that hotel and has that eye-rolling (ad-libbed) conversation on the porch while looking in the opposite direction of Humbert. Later he shows up at Humbertβs abode masquerading as a school psychiatrist threatening to have a group of therapists come over to observe Lolita's homelife, unless she can be in his play. Why Sure! It doesnβt help that Humbert curiously goes along with both without question. While overlong by at least half an hour, the cast is a highlight and the drama is fairly compelling and sometimes amusing despite the quaint datedness of the production and the eye-rolling Quilty scenes. The film runs 2 hours, 32 minutes, and was shot in both America and England. GRADE: B-
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James Mason
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Shelley Winters
Charlotte Haze
Sue Lyon
Dolores "Lolita" Haze
Gary Cockrell
Richard T. "Dick" Siller
Jerry Stovin
John Farlow
Diana Decker
Jean Farlow
Lois Maxwell
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Vivian Darkbloom
Marion Mathie
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Colin Maitland
Charlie Sedgewick
Terry Kilburn
Man
Roland Brand
Bill Crest
Peter Sellers
Clare Quilty
Irvin Allen
Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
Ed Bishop
Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Police Convention Attendant (uncredited)
Susanne Gibbs
Mona Farlow (uncredited)
James B. Harris
Jack Brewster (uncredited)
Pat Ryan
Guest at High School Dance (uncredited)
Roberta Shore
Lorna (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Stagehand (uncredited)
Stanley Kubrick
Director
Anthony Harvey
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James B. Harris
Producer
Nelson Riddle
Original Music Composer
Vladimir Nabokov
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Vladimir Nabokov
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