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The Resource Lolita, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; in association with Seven Arts Productions ; James B. Harris & Stanley Kubrick's ; screenplay by Vladimir Nabokov based on his novel ; produced by James B. Harris ; directed by Stanley Kubrick

Lolita, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; in association with Seven Arts Productions ; James B. Harris & Stanley Kubrick's ; screenplay by Vladimir Nabokov based on his novel ; produced by James B. Harris ; directed by Stanley Kubrick

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Summary
Stanley Kubrick's sixth film is a brilliant, sly adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's celebrated yet infamous 1955 novel. It chronicles a middle-aged literature professor's unusual and doomed sexual passion/obsession for a seductively precocious pubescent "nymphet" named Lolita. Thanks to the film industry's production code, the film is mostly suggestive, with numerous double entendres and metaphoric sexual situations, while the story has been transformed into a black comedy and murder mystery. The film lacks the element that enabled most readers to understand the novel--Humbert Humbert's exquisite inner voice. As a consequence the film is big, luxurious, and full of a barren, cold humor, yet a visual tour-de-force in elegant black-and-white
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • por
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (153 min.)
Note
  • Based on the novel "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov
  • Restricted to classroom instructional showings and home use only. No student/club showings
  • Originally produced as an English motion picture in 1961; released in 1962
  • Special features: Production notes; Theatrical trailer (1 min.)
Contents
  • Polished credits
  • Sore loser at ping-pong
  • Portrait of death
  • Charlotte Haze
  • Decisive factor: Lolita
  • At the drive-in
  • Bedtime for Lolita
  • Getting relaxed
  • Summer dance
  • Daughter with a lovely name
  • Something cozier
  • Charming evening's end
  • Poetry for breakfast
  • Glorious surprise
  • "Don't forget me."
  • Charlotte's confession
  • Happy couple
  • Lolita calling
  • Death wish
  • Open book
  • Accident
  • Bathtub grief
  • Retrieving Lolita
  • Good deal together
  • Two normal guys
  • Comes the cot
  • Game idea
  • Breaking sad news
  • Cross my heart
  • Father/daughter spat
  • Dr. Zemf's visit
  • Revelations at the play
  • Family row
  • On the road again
  • Mystery car
  • Hospital
  • Midnight caller
  • In care of her uncle
  • Three years later
  • Plans to relocate
  • "Come away with me now."
  • Epilogue
Isbn
9781419863721
Instance
Label
Lolita
Title
Lolita
Statement of responsibility
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; in association with Seven Arts Productions ; James B. Harris & Stanley Kubrick's ; screenplay by Vladimir Nabokov based on his novel ; produced by James B. Harris ; directed by Stanley Kubrick
Title variation
Stanley Kubrick's Lolita
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Contributor
Actor
Director
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Screenwriter
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Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • por
  • eng
Summary
Stanley Kubrick's sixth film is a brilliant, sly adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's celebrated yet infamous 1955 novel. It chronicles a middle-aged literature professor's unusual and doomed sexual passion/obsession for a seductively precocious pubescent "nymphet" named Lolita. Thanks to the film industry's production code, the film is mostly suggestive, with numerous double entendres and metaphoric sexual situations, while the story has been transformed into a black comedy and murder mystery. The film lacks the element that enabled most readers to understand the novel--Humbert Humbert's exquisite inner voice. As a consequence the film is big, luxurious, and full of a barren, cold humor, yet a visual tour-de-force in elegant black-and-white
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TEFMT
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videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Lolita (Motion picture : 1962)
Credits note
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Anthony Harvey ; music composed and conducted by Nelson Riddle ; "Lolita" theme by Bob Harris ; art director, Bill Andrews
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: Rated 14A
Language note
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese; closed captioned
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.L656 K83 2007
PerformerNote
James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon, Gary Cockrell, Jerry Stovin, Diana Decker, Lois Maxwell, Cec Linder, Bill Greene, Shirley Douglas, Marianne Stone, Marion Mathie, James Dyrenforth, Maxine Holden, John Harrison, Colin Maitland, Terence Kilburn, C. Denier Warren, Roland Brand, Peter Sellers
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1899-1977.
  • 1928-
  • 1909-1984.
  • 1946-2019
  • 1925-1980.
  • 1899-1977
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Kubrick, Stanley.
  • Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich
  • Harris, James B.
  • Mason, James
  • Winters, Shelley.
  • Lyon, Sue
  • Sellers, Peter
  • Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Seven Arts Productions
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
153
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich
  • Middle-aged men
  • Teenage girls
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Middle-aged men
  • Teenage girls
Technique
live action
Label
Lolita, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; in association with Seven Arts Productions ; James B. Harris & Stanley Kubrick's ; screenplay by Vladimir Nabokov based on his novel ; produced by James B. Harris ; directed by Stanley Kubrick
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov
  • Restricted to classroom instructional showings and home use only. No student/club showings
  • Originally produced as an English motion picture in 1961; released in 1962
  • Special features: Production notes; Theatrical trailer (1 min.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Polished credits -- Sore loser at ping-pong -- Portrait of death -- Charlotte Haze -- Decisive factor: Lolita -- At the drive-in -- Bedtime for Lolita -- Getting relaxed -- Summer dance -- Daughter with a lovely name -- Something cozier -- Charming evening's end -- Poetry for breakfast -- Glorious surprise -- "Don't forget me." -- Charlotte's confession -- Happy couple -- Lolita calling -- Death wish -- Open book -- Accident -- Bathtub grief -- Retrieving Lolita -- Good deal together -- Two normal guys -- Comes the cot -- Game idea -- Breaking sad news -- Cross my heart -- Father/daughter spat -- Dr. Zemf's visit -- Revelations at the play -- Family row -- On the road again -- Mystery car -- Hospital -- Midnight caller -- In care of her uncle -- Three years later -- Plans to relocate -- "Come away with me now." -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn173522061
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (153 min.)
Isbn
9781419863721
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
012569648661
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
  • 954697
  • 64866
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital mono; widescreen presentation preserving the aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Lolita, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; in association with Seven Arts Productions ; James B. Harris & Stanley Kubrick's ; screenplay by Vladimir Nabokov based on his novel ; produced by James B. Harris ; directed by Stanley Kubrick
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov
  • Restricted to classroom instructional showings and home use only. No student/club showings
  • Originally produced as an English motion picture in 1961; released in 1962
  • Special features: Production notes; Theatrical trailer (1 min.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Polished credits -- Sore loser at ping-pong -- Portrait of death -- Charlotte Haze -- Decisive factor: Lolita -- At the drive-in -- Bedtime for Lolita -- Getting relaxed -- Summer dance -- Daughter with a lovely name -- Something cozier -- Charming evening's end -- Poetry for breakfast -- Glorious surprise -- "Don't forget me." -- Charlotte's confession -- Happy couple -- Lolita calling -- Death wish -- Open book -- Accident -- Bathtub grief -- Retrieving Lolita -- Good deal together -- Two normal guys -- Comes the cot -- Game idea -- Breaking sad news -- Cross my heart -- Father/daughter spat -- Dr. Zemf's visit -- Revelations at the play -- Family row -- On the road again -- Mystery car -- Hospital -- Midnight caller -- In care of her uncle -- Three years later -- Plans to relocate -- "Come away with me now." -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn173522061
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (153 min.)
Isbn
9781419863721
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
012569648661
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
  • 954697
  • 64866
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital mono; widescreen presentation preserving the aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition
Video recording format
DVD

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