Movie — Lolita 1997 !!link!!
Lolita (1997) — Complete write-up
Basic info
- Title: Lolita
- Year: 1997
- Director: Adrian Lyne
- Screenplay: Stephen Schiff (based on the novel by Vladimir Nabokov)
- Principal cast: Jeremy Irons (Humbert Humbert), Dominique Swain (Dolores “Lolita” Haze), Melanie Griffith (Charlotte Haze), Frank Langella (Clare Quilty), Peter Fonda (Raleigh)
- Runtime: ~137 minutes (theatrical)
- Country: United States / France / United Kingdom (co-production)
- Rating: R
Cinematography, music, production design
- Cinematography: Polished, nostalgic imagery with careful framing to evoke mid-century Americana and Humbert’s subjective perspective.
- Music: Score supports the film’s shifts between romantic melancholy and dark irony.
- Production design and costumes: Period-accurate details reinforce the era and the contrast between middle-American normalcy and the characters’ moral abnormalities.
2. Production Details
- Director: Adrian Lyne
- Screenwriter: Stephen Schiff
- Based on: The novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
- Starring:
The movie delves into the complex and disturbing relationship between a middle-aged literature professor and his stepdaughter.