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Dominique Swain, Frank Langella, Jeremy Irons, Keith Reddin, Melanie Griffith
Humbert Humbert is a fine and distinguished gentleman, a citizen of the world, a lover of European culture, who teaches French literature in a small town in New England. And, in this year of 1947, he ...( read more
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Lolita is a fascinating and brave tale. It doesn't excuse the actions of it's protagonists, but explores the emotions within the characters that drive them. Lyne is a brave man attempting a story that Kubrick handled so brilliantly, but you never feel like this film is in competi...( read more)
mesmerising. like marmite you'll either love it or hate it. perfect casting as jeremy irons and melanie griffith keep your eyes firmly glued to the screen. well written and directed. i will have to look out for adrian lyne and stephen schiff in the future. just found out lyne als...( read more)
For some reason I like this sick, twisted film. Maybe for Irons's magical acting.
the man is crazy. he loves his daughter in all the wrong ways. its a pitty to see him suffer because he is not a lover!!
Exceptional remake of Vladimir Nabokov's notorious and world famous novel,surpassing even Stanley Kubrick's version,indeed this's Adrian Lyne's masterpiece. Jeremy Irons is perfect as Humbert Humbert,a man with an overwhelming and ultimately,self-destructive obsession with a ny...( read more)
