Lolita

Lolita is a 1962 British-American romance crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel of the same name.

Summary
Humbert Humbert, a divorced British professor of French literature, travels to small-town America for a teaching position. He allows himself to be swept into a relationship with Charlotte Haze, his widowed and sexually famished landlady, whom he marries in order that he might pursue the woman's 14-year-old flirtatious daughter, Lolita, with whom he has fallen hopelessly in love, but whose affections shall be thwarted by a devious trickster named Clare Quilty.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It's the first of Stanley Kubrick's eight famous films, and officially established him as an influential director from 1962 to 1999.
 * 2) Nicely-done performances, especially from Peter Sellers as Clare Quilty.
 * 3) Excellent cinematography.
 * 4) Interesting, well-developed characters.
 * 5) * Humbert Humbert is a sophisticated teacher with an addiction to Lolita.
 * 6) * Clare Quilty is a pedophilic guy who has the same fascination with Lolita.
 * 7) Is very loyal to Vladimir Nabokov’s novel of the same name.
 * 8) A few relatable references here and there. And given how long ago this movie was made, the fact that they still hold up and remain easy to sympathize with to this day is no short of remarkable.
 * 9) Really nice costume designs for Lolita and Humbert.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It can get very sexual at times, making it feel more like a pornographic film.
 * 2) There are some risqué moments here and there.

Reception
Lolita was a hit with American audiences, grossing more than $26 million on a conservative budget of $2.2 million, was critically acclaimed, and was nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture (losing to The French Connection). As of 22 March 2018, Lolita holds an 87% "Certified Fresh" rating among critics on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 55 reviews with an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Disturbing and thought-provoking, Lolita is a cold, dystopian nightmare with a very dark sense of humor." The movie was the most popular film of 1972 in France with 7,611,745 admissions.

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Trivia

 * 1) Since the censors would not allow anything close to a suggestion of paedophilia, Lolita's age had to be increased from 12, in Vladimir Nabokov's original novel, to 14 for the film. They also objected to a scene where Humbert Humbert was to gaze at Lolita's picture while in bed with her mother Charlotte; in the end, the scene was filmed with Charlotte lying fully dressed on the bed and Humbert lying atop her, wearing a robe.

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