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Also Known
As:Lolita (France)
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MPAA:Rated R for aberrant sexuality, a strong scene of violence,
nudity and some language.
Parents Guide:View content advisory for parents
Runtime:137 min
Country:USA / France
Language:English
Color:Color
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:Dolby Digital / SDDS
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Synopsis
Humbert
Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents
a room in Charlotte Haze's house, but only after he sees her
14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately
attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this
is the only way to be close to the girl, who will prove to
be too mature for her age. They start a journey together,
trying to hide they're not just (step)father and daughter,
throughout the country, being followed by someone whom Humbert
first suspects to be from the police. The profound jealousy,
and maybe some guilt from the forbidden love, seem slowly
to drive the man emotionally labile. Written by Luis Canau
{luis..canau@mail.EUnet.pt} (See
here)
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 when he was just a youth, he has been
unable to overcome his infatuation with young girls (what
he calls 'Nymphets') Now middle-aged, Humbert moves to America
and takes up residence with a friend of a friend, Charlotte
Haze (Melanie Griffith). Upon his arrival to her home he soon
discovers that she has a 13 year old daughter named Dolores
(Dominique Swain). He becomes infatuated with her immediately.
Not too soon after his arrival Charlotte sends Dolores to
a summer camp. While Dolores is at camp Charlotte confesses
her love for Humbert, although he has no interest in her he
decides to marry her as he sees it as a way of getting closer
to Lolita (this is a pet-name that he gave Dolores). Charlotte
then discovers a journal that Humbert has kept detailing his
true feelings for her and Lolita; in an emotional fit Charlotte
runs from the house and gets killed by a car.
Humbert
then heads to the summer camp and retrieves Lolita, he tells
her that her mother is ill as his reasoning for getting her.
They then embark on a road tip across the country, forming
a romantic yet turbulent relationship along the way. He finally
admits to Lolita that her mother is dead, she is heart broken
by the news but they continue on their journey. They finally
settle into a home and Lolita is enlisted into school. It
does not last long and they decide to head on another road
trip. While traveling Humbert discovers that they are being
followed, becoming increasingly paranoid he attempts to discover
who it is but it is to no avail.
One day
Lolita becomes ill so is admitted to the hospital. The next
morning Humbert discovers that someone posing as her uncle
took her away. Distraught, Humbert tries to track them down,
he stays on their tail for some time but eventually loses
them. 3 years later he receives a letter from Lolita telling
him that she is married and pregnant and is in need of money.
Humbert visits her with the intention of killing her husband,
he realizes once he's there that her husband is not the man
the stole her from him. He gets her to admit that it was Quilty
(Frank Langella) a playwright from the school she attended.
He pleas for her to join him once again and to be with him
but she refuses. He leaves Lolita and heads directly to Quiltys
home to murder him. After a confrontation Humbert shoots Quilty
several times killing him. The movie ends with Humbert swerving
down the road in an emotionally destroyed state of being with
the police on his trail. (See
here)
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