Lolita is a movie directed by Adrian Lyne in 1997 and based on the book of the same name by Vladimir Nabokov, first published in 1955. The movie features Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Ben Silverstone, Suzanne Shepherd, and others.
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Storyline
In 1947, Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged European professor of English literature, travels to the United States to take a teaching position in New Hampshire. Humbert’s affection for Lo is also rivaled by another man, playwright Clare Quilty, who has been pursuing Lo since the beginning of the pair’s travels.
Movie vs Book
Year
1997
Minutes
137
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1955
Pages
331
Book Rate
7.78
S: Goodreads
Book
Lolita
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Country: France
First published in: 1955
Length: 331 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Stanley Kubrick
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“Not every good book needs to be a movie. I still believe nothing tells a story with the richness and complexity of a good novel.”
CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON (Writer)
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