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Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov that addresses the controversial subject of hebephilia. The protagonist is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert.
- Vladimir Nabokov
- 1955
Lolita: Directed by Adrian Lyne. With Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain. An English professor falls for a minor, and has to face the consequences of his actions.
- Adrian Lyne
- 2 min
Lolita: Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon, Gary Cockrell. A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old girl.
- (109K)
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Stanley Kubrick
- 1962-06-21
A short summary of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Lolita.
Set in the 1950's USA - 'Lolita' is the prison memoir of a European Professor, Humbert Humbert (Jeremy Irons). Haunted by the death of his first love Annabel when he was just a youth. Humbert met Annabel (Emma Griffiths-Malin) in Cannes, France in 1921 where he worked at a hotel.
Apr 22, 2011 · Lolita, novel by Vladimir Nabokov, published in 1955 in France. Upon its American publication in 1958, Lolita created a cultural and literary sensation. The novel is presented as the posthumously published memoirs of its antihero, Humbert Humbert.
Humbert marries Charlotte, but only to nurture his obsession with her comely teenage daughter, Lolita (Sue Lyon). After Charlotte's sudden death, Humbert has Lolita all to himself -- or...
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- Comedy, Drama
