Lolita Resources
Movie or TV Productions
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Stanley Kubrick (director of The Shining and other greats) directed Lolita in the 1962. It starred James Mason and Sue Lyon, with Peter Sellers as a super-freaky Clare Quilty. Nabokov wrote the screenplay, which was nominated for an academy award. His screenplay (dated Summer 1960 and revised December 1973) was published by McGraw-Hill in 1974.
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The movie was made again in 1997 starring Jeremy Irons and directed by Adrian Lyne. This version was given mixed reviews by critics and was delayed for over a year because of its controversial subject matter.
Historical Documents
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One of Nabokov's earliest interviews on Lolita.
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A good discussion of the first movie version.
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A clever and witty exchange with the author.
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A famous review by Orville Prescott.
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"A Lance into Cotton Wool," by Frank S. Meyer. This review ran in the Nov. 22, 1958, issue of National Review.
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Outrage over Adrian Lyne's film version of the novel (August 1, 1998).
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Retrospective Review of Lolita in the Los Angeles Times (2009)
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A website with snippets of dozens of original reviews.
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Excerpts from interviews with Nabokov.
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Includes links to everything the NY Times has written on Nabokov.
Video
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Original trailer of Stanley Kubrick's Lolita (1962).
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Clip from the opening of Adrian Lyne's Lolita (1997).
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Clip of a Gothic Lolita Fashion Show.
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Nabokov discusses Lolita.
Audio
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Clips of a 1969 BBC interview with Nabokov.
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A 2005 All Things Considered episode on Lolita, from NPR.
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More from NPR: "Madeleine Brand explores how Vladimir Nabokov's groundbreaking novel about forbidden desire has rippled out into American culture."
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This two-part special from NPR also includes lots of other great audio links, including Nabokov reading from Lolita and clips of actor Jeremy Irons's reading of the audio book.
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Purchase and download the Audiobook from Random House Audio
Images
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Lolita fashion, described as "The hottest fashion out of Japan turns adults into dollies – re-creating the look in New York just takes a little dress-up."
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Many links to other sites that will help you fully establish your Gothic Lolita image.
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An itinerary of Humbert and Lolita's trips around the United States.
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Over 175 different covers for the novel
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Photos of the first editions of Lolita.
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A photo of Nabokov.