Lolita (1997)
The movie tells the story of urbane professor Humbert Humbert, a fine and distinguished gentleman who marries a New England widow, only to take advantage of her nymphet daughter, Dolores.
18 October 1980, Kennewick, Washington, USA
29 April 1925, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
21 June 1965, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
1 January 1938, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
14 July 1971, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
1960, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
9 August 1957, New York City, New York, USA
January 01, 2000
Unlike Kubrick's cool, black comedy, Lyne's LOLITA displays a much broader emotional tapestryDecember 19, 2002
Irons is excellent, but the film is a real cold showerJanuary 01, 2000
Lyne's update on this comic, bittersweet tale benefits mightily from a clever screenplay by Stephen Schiff and terrific performances by the movie's two leads.May 10, 2003
...the performances hit the right notes...January 01, 2000
The film is remarkably...disturbing. There's no other way to put it.July 31, 2002
...any film of Lolita is bound to disappoint the few who insist on the primacy of Nabokov's novelJanuary 01, 2000
With its distant earnestness and leisurely pace, it might as well have been a Merchant Ivory production.July 05, 2015
[VIDEO ESSAY] Although it is considered sacrilege in some circles to say it, Adrian Lyne's 1997 film version of Vladimir Nabokov's often banned 1954 novel is a vast improvement over Stanley Kubrick's beloved 1962 version.