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Lolita

Lolita

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

19977.12h 17m

Overview

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.

Directed by Adrian Lyne
Written by Vladimir Nabokov, Stephen Schiff
Produced by Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels
Box OfficeBudget: $62.0MRevenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

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

Joan Glover

Joan Glover

Miss LaBone

P

Pat Perkins

Louise

E

Ed Grady

Dr. Melinik

Themes & Keywords

jealousybased on novel or bookpoliceobsessionprofessorblackmailseductionroad tripteacherlovemurderolder man younger woman relationshiplustdesireillnessunderagevoyeurismflirtationvirginitysex with a minor

About Lolita

Lolita is a drama, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of jealousy, based on novel or book, police, obsession, professor, blackmail. Directed by Adrian Lyne, it stars Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffith. 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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