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Release Date:
13 June 1962 (USA) moreTagline:
How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?Plot:
A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old nymphet. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(15 articles)
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Brilliant--not really the book--but still brilliant more (150 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James Mason | ... | Prof. Humbert Humbert | |
| Shelley Winters | ... | Charlotte Haze | |
| Sue Lyon | ... | Lolita | |
| Gary Cockrell | ... | Richard T. Schiller | |
| Jerry Stovin | ... | John Farlow | |
| Diana Decker | ... | Jean Farlow | |
| Lois Maxwell | ... | Nurse Mary Lore | |
| Cec Linder | ... | Dr. Keegee | |
| 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 |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
152 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #20000) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Norway:16 | France:Unrated | Brazil:12 | Argentina:Atp (re-rating) | USA:TV-14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-16 (original rating) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:15 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1999) | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12Fun Stuff
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Since the censors would allow nothing close to a suggestion of pedophilia, Lolita's age had to be increased from 12 in Vladimir Nabokov's original novel to 14 for the film. They also objected to a scene where Humbert Humbert was to gaze at Lolita's picture while in bed with her mother Charlotte; in the end, the scene was filmed with Charlotte lying fully dressed on the bed and Humbert lying beside her wearing a robe. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Humbert comes through the door in the beginning of the movie, he walks by a painting in the hall. Some moments later he is shot through the same painting on the stair case. When Quilty is first shot in the leg, a covered chair is visible at the top of the stairs, it isn't until Humbert reloads and Quilty makes it to the top of the stairs that we see the painting that he hides behind before being shot. moreQuotes:
Humbert Humbert: What drives me insane is the twofold nature of this nymphet, of every nymphet perhaps, this mixture in my Lolita of tender, dreamy childishness and a kind of eerie vulgarity. I know it is madness to keep this journal, but it gives me a strange thrill to do so. And only a loving wife could decipher my microscopic script. moreSoundtrack:
Put Your Dreams Away moreFAQ
How old was Lolita supposed to be?What was the horror movie that Lolita and Humbert were watching?
What is a "coronary thrombosis"?
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What a surreal, dreamlike world Stanley Kubrick creates with this intriguing film! The book, a recognized 20th century classic, is at times disturbing, hysterically funny, uncomfortably erotic, and heartbreakingly sad. The film, made in the 60s, captures many of the same feelings generated by the book--but the censorship
of the time could only allow Kubrick to suggest the more intimate and erotic
aspects of the book--which he slyly succeeds in doing. It is hard to believe now, but when this film was released, it was considered to be unbelievably
provacative and absolutely for adults only.
The movie becomes its own artistic statement---Kubrick doesn't merely try to
recreate the scenes and storyline of the book--although much of it is there--but he uses the period music, speech, clothes and mannerisms to create his own
imaginative and fascinating world. At the same time, we sure do end up caring about the characters. Within the exceptional cast, note the special performance Shelly Winters gives--her character is at once funny and so achingly sad and
pathetic. This is a real tour-de-force of acting. In several instances we go from laughing at her to really disliking her, to feeling so very sorry for her. She creates a truly memorable character.'
The film ranks right up there with all of the spectacfular films Kubrick made during his amazing and very singular career---each of his films was so
distinctive--and Lolita is one of the most distinctive of them all.