Lolita (1962) You Never Let Me Have Any Fun Scene (9, 10), Movieclips
Lolita movie clips: j. mp, 2iOtXDN BUY THE MOVIE: Don t miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: CLIP DESCRIPTION: Humbert (James Mason) shows his jealous side when he interrogates Lolita (Sue Lyon) about her activities outside of the house. FILM DESCRIPTION: How did they make a movie out of Lolita teased the print ads of this Stanley Kubrick production. The answer: by adding three years to the title character s age. The original Vladimir Nabokov novel caused no end of scandal by detailing the romance between a middleaged intellectual and a 12yearold nymphet. The affair is cleansed ever so slightly in the film by making Lolita a 15yearold (portrayed by 16yearold Sue Lyon). In adapting his novel to film, Nabokov downplayed the wicked satire and sensuality of the material, concentrating instead on the story s farcical aspects. James Mason plays professor Humbert Humbert, who while waiting to begin a teaching post in the United States rents a room from blowzy
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