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Storyline

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.

Released

1962-06-13
Revenue

$9,250,000
Budget

$2,000,000
Runtime

2hr 34m
Genre

Drama, Comedy, Romance
Status

Released
Language

English
7.5
Production

Seven Arts Productions, Harris Kubrick Pictures, A.A. Productions, Ltd., Anya Pictures, Transworld Pictures

Crew

Stanley Kubrick

Director

Vladimir Nabokov

Screenplay

James B. Harris

Producer

Keywords:

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Cast

James Mason

Prof. Humbert Humbert

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

Nurse Mary Lore

Cec Linder

Physician

Bill Greene

George Swine

Shirley Douglas

Mrs. Starch

Marianne Stone

Vivian Darkbloom

Marion Mathie

Miss Lebone

James Dyrenforth

Frederick Beale Sr.

Maxine Holden

Miss Fromkiss

John Harrison

Tom

Colin Maitland

Charlie Sedgewick

Terry Kilburn

Man

C. Denier Warren

Potts

Roland Brand

Bill Crest

Peter Sellers

Clare Quilty

Peter Cushing

John Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)

Christopher Lee

Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)

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A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2024-02-19

**_An attractive 14 years-old girl knows the power over males she has… and wields it_** A middle-aged professor of French literature (Jam... read more

**_An attractive 14 years-old girl knows the power over males she has… 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. Don’t 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. He’s 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). Don’t 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 Humbert’s 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 doesn’t 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-