Lolita

Lolita

Emigrant from Europe Humbert Humbert, who recently arrived in Ramsdale, New Hampshire, in a turmoil of feelings, developed a cunning plan. He is going to marry Charlotte Hayes. In this way, he will always be able to be near his beloved - charming daughter Charlotte! Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick explores the theme of sexual obsession (which he would return to 37 years later in Eyes Wide Shut) in this darkly humorous and deeply moving adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel. With the help of the outstanding talent of the movie stars, many of whom were exposed in this film, Kubrick created a film that was scandalous for its time and no less provocative for today. Read more Black and white adaptation of the famous novel, for which Nabokov himself wrote the script. Unfortunately, it is impossible to compare the film with the book. The book is about a mad, obsessive love for a 12-year-old nymphetka, and the movie is about how an elderly professor is not led to a good admiration for a busty 15-year-old girl. The first third of the picture is very good, but the rest will disappoint anyone familiar with the work. If there are those who have not read the book, Kubrick's early film has such brilliant moments that it can be put on the verge of a cinematic masterpiece. James Mason perfectly played Humbert Humbert, torn by fierce passion. He is especially good in the first scenes, when, in pursuit of Lolita, he even marries her vulgar mother (an equally excellent performance by Shelley Winters). Sue Lyon in the main role is the result of a compromise in favor of the public morality of that time, and her task was extremely difficult. Peter Sellers could never be blamed for a lack of ingenuity, and here as Quilty he is simply "trash" with all his disguises and the most American accent in the world. The scene where he talks to Mason is a masterpiece of acting in itself. The film, of course, does not shock anyone now (the scene with a pedicure can be called the most erotic scene). But it is clearly worth watching for a movie lover. Oscar nomination (1962) for best adapted screenplay