Lolita
UK 1962, 152 minutes, B/W
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Genres: Classics / Controversy, Black Comedy, Sex
Topics: Mid-life.
Feat. James Mason, Peter Sellers, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon
Aroview: A middle-aged man falls in love with a 14-year-old girl, so marries her mother to be near her. Fascinating black comedy of sexual obssesion with Peter Sellers marvellous as Mason's nemesis.
Member Reviews
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4 stars (Very Good) This film has beautiful photography (especially in scenes of Mason driving through the fog) and Peter Sellers is absurdly brilliant as Clare Quilty. Despite these assets, the film does tend to drag, especially in scenes absent of Quilty. ~dr.strangelove
5 stars (Exceptional) Full of intrugue and jet-black humour. An absolute pleasure to watch. ~Wizzums
3 stars (Good Enough) Dated. Fine acting by all, but the tension that should hold this famous story of sexual obsession is lacking. Perhaps Kubrick is not strong on complexity. One of his weaker films. ~Sandy
3 stars (Good Enough) The second half loses steam, Nabokov's script preserving a smidge too much of his novel's narrative sprawl. A too-mature Lo, though well-played by Lyon, is another flaw. But the first half is terrific, a very funny, thematically provocative tragicomedy. ~fairbrother
5 stars (Exceptional) All leads very good in this. James Mason is excellent. Read the book too...its very good. ~emjay
DVD Features
- English subtitles for the hearing impaired
- trailers
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