|
|
This movie has a 0% Approval Rating Based on 0 Reviews Read Reviews
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 with whom he becomes obsessed. When Charlotte sends her daughter away to summer camp (the aptly named Camp Climax), Humbert becomes consumed with jealousy. He finally takes Lolita out of camp and heads out alone with her. He is pestered along the way by Clare Quilty (played magnificently by Peter Sellers), who threatens to expose him. But nothing can break the hold Lolita has over Humbert.
From the opening credits sequence--a close-up of a man's hand (with a wedding ring) carefully polishing a young girl's toenails--Kubrick's biting, darkly comic LOLITA burns with sexual energy as it follows the debasement of an intelligent, worldly man in a series of carefully choreographed long takes that boil over with psychosexual tension. Although little physical contact is shown, Kubrick hints at it beautifully, especially in the drive-in scene in which both Charlotte and Lolita grab on to Humbert's hands. And yet given the serious nature of the subject matter, Kubrick pauses long enough to include a riotous slapstick scene of Humbert and a bellhop struggling over a cot as Lolita sleeps quietly on the bed, as well as Quilty playing Ping-Pong with a seemingly endless supply of balls. Stanley Kubrick's highly controversial masterwork is a fascinating look at pedophilia and sexual taboos that lead to obsession and murder.
Director:
Cast:
James Mason,
Shelley Winters,
Sue Lyon,
Gary Cockrell,
Jerry Stovin,
Diana Decker,
Lois Maxwell,
Cec Linder,
Bill Greene,
Shirley Douglas,
Marianne Stone,
Marion Mathie,
James Dyrenforth,
Maxine Holden,
John Harrison,
Colin Maitland,
Terry Kilburn,
C. Denier Warren,
Roland Brand,
Peter Sellers,
Peter Cushing,
Eric Lane,
Christopher Lee,
Robert C. Overton,
Craig Sams,
Ed Bishop,
Irvin Allen,
Susanne Gibbs,
Jacqueline Harris,
Loraine Hart,
Gloria Johnson,
Jenny Jones,
Lilian Keeton,
Linda Lawrence,
Isabelle Lucas,
Coral Morphew,
Jeanette Neale,
Maria Nicholas,
Sonya Petrie,
Beverly Bennett,
Jacqueline Poole,
Roberta Shore,
Marti Webb,
Angela Bradley,
Jean Carnt,
Jean Collins,
Jennifer Dodd,
Anne Flack
Submit Update: Do you have an update or addition to add to this movie listing? Please feel free to contribute your update. As a reader of our site you are encouraged to contribute casting updates, dvd release dates, etc. Share your knowledge and have your say by contributing updates.
|
Related News Look at me Movie Poster:Another nice movie poster was sent to us from our friends at SONY. It's from Agnes Jaoui's movie "Look at Me". This is the story of Lolita Cassard, a 20-year-old who is angry at the whole world because she doesn’t look like the girls in the magazin... First Look at Sony's Look at Me Movie!: Our friends at Sony are giving you all a first look at their award winning film "Look at Me" Lots of trailers for you to watch. This is the story of Lolita Cassard, a young woman of twenty years who has it in for the entire world because she do... Alice in Wonderland on DVD August 1st: Lewis Carroll’s best-loved children’s books, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass have thrilled generations. Now these delightful stories will be available for families to enjoy when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment release... Ardustry Home Entertainmet Blossoms: Ardustry Home Entertainment, a leading independent entertainment company, has signed an agreement with Moonstone Entertainment to establish their newest label, Moonstone Home Entertainment. In the upcoming months, a variety of films will debut for th... Hakeems Broken Flowers Review: Bill Murray stars in Jim Jarmusch's artistic and very quite Broken Flowers, about Don Johnston, a retired man who, right after his girlfriend Sherry (Julie Delpy) leaves him, receives a pink letter from a former flame telling him that he has a son ... Masters of Horror - Over 130 Images !: "Masters of Horror" is coming to DVD all around the world. Also in Germany the series is a big success. And THX to the German distributor "Splendid Entertainment" we can present you over 130 images for this amazing series! From Carpenter's "Ci... Q&A with Broken Flowers Director Jim Jarmusch: In the new film from acclaimed writer/director Jim Jarmusch, which won the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes International Film Festival, Bill Murray stars as Don Johnston. The resolutely single Don has just been dumped by his latest lover, Sherry (Ju... Shohreh Aghdashloo Interview, The Nativity Story: Movies Online recently sat down with the very talented Academy Award nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo at the Los Angeles Press Day for her new film, “The Nativity Story.” Shohreh is best known for her previous work in “House of Sand and Fog” and te... Teresa Palmer Interview, December Boys: MoviesOnline sat down this week with Teresa Palmer at the Los Angeles press day for her new film, "December Boys,” directed by Rod Hardy based on the classic Michael Noonan novel. The coming-of-age drama was filmed on location in South Aust... |
Movie Gallery |
|||
|
|
