Lolita
24,889
Drama. Romance
Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's controversial LOLITA is a wicked satire of sexual obsession, sadomasochism, and fetishism. When mild-mannered professor Humbert Humbert (James Mason) arrives in the small town of Ramsdale, New Hampshire, he is immediately set upon by his landlady, Charlotte Haze (Shelley Winters), and her adolescent daughter, Lolita (Sue Lyon). Although Humbert gets involved with Charlotte, it is Lolita ... [+]
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United States | Chicago Reader | "Where Nabokov was witty, Kubrick is sometimes merely snide, but fine performances cover most of the rough spots" | POS |
United States | The New York Times | "Kubrick has got a lot of fun and frolic in his film (...)Unfortunately, there are some strange confusions of style and mood as it moves along" | NEU |
United Kingdom | Time Out | "Fascinating" | POS |
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