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Lolita

Lolita

Drama · 1997

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.

Movie details

Lolita

“A forbidden love. An unthinkable attraction. The ultimate price.”

1997 Drama 2h 17m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

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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.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Lolita?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Adrian Lyne

Written by

Stephen Schiff

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Humbert Humbert

Dominique Swain

Dominique Swain

Dolores "Lolita" Haze

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith

Charlotte Haze

Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Clare Quilty

Suzanne Shepherd

Suzanne Shepherd

Miss Pratt

Keith Reddin

Keith Reddin

Reverend Rigger

Erin J. Dean

Erin J. Dean

Mona

Court is in session

Put Lolita on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.