Lolita

Titolo originale: Lolita
Regia: Adrian Lyne |
Anno: 1997
Origine: France | United States of America |
Generi: Dramma Romance
Tag: jealousy | based on novel or book | police | obsession | professor | blackmail | seduction | road trip | teacher | love | murder | older man younger woman relationship | lust | desire | illness | underage | voyeurism | flirtation | virginity | sex with a minor |
Cast: Jeremy Irons | Dominique Swain | Melanie Griffith | Frank Langella | Suzanne Shepherd | Keith Reddin | Erin J. Dean | Joan Glover | Pat Perkins | Ed Grady | Angela Paton | Michael Goodwin | Ben Silverstone | Emma Griffiths Malin | Ronald Pickup | Kathryn Peterson |

Nel 1947, il professor Humbert arriva in una piccola città del New England dove lo attende un posto di insegnante di letteratura francese. Cercando alloggio, gli capita una stanza in casa della vedova Charlotte. Il posto non sarebbe molto di suo gusto, ma decide di fermarsi dopo aver visto in giardino la figlia dodicenne di Charlotte, Lolita, dalla quale subito rimane affascinato. Charlotte corteggia Humbert che alla fine, pur di stare accanto a Lolita, accetta di sposare la donna...

Approfondimenti

Adrian Lyne considers this to be his best film. D
Due to considerable difficulty in securing an American distributor, the film had a very limited thea [...] D
Dennis Hopper was considered for the part of Humbert Humbert. D
Unreleased in Australia for two years, due to concerns about the subject matter. D
In the novel, Lolita is only 12 when Humbert first meets her. In the film, her age was changed to 14 [...] D
The house where all the Haze home scenes are shot is located in Wilmington, North Carolina. All the [...] D
In the last motel that they stay in, Humbert hands Lolita a stack of comic books. The one that she t [...] D
James Dearden, David Mamet and Harold Pinter all submitted their versions of the screenplay before t [...] D
Hallee Hirsh's debut. D
Frank Langella discovered belatedly that director Adrian Lyne had kept a full-frontal nude-shot of h [...] D
Natalie Portman turned down the role of Lolita. D
Dominique Swain beat approximately 2,500 other actresses to land the lead role. D
Over 2500 girls, including Claire Danes, Christina Ricci and Melissa Joan Hart tried out for the tit [...] D
As Dominique Swain was a minor at age 15 when the movie was filmed, an adult body double had to be u [...] D
Hospital scenes filmed in Austin High School in El Paso, Texas. D
Dustin Hoffman was originally signed to play Humbert Humbert before being replaced by Jeremy Irons. D
Gérard Depardieu was originally signed to play Quilty before being replaced by Frank Langella. D
Jennifer Love Hewitt was considered for the role of Lolita Haze. D
Thomas Lennon auditioned for the role of Dick. D
Melanie Griffith plays the mother of Lolita. In real life, Griffith was 14 when she fell in love wit [...] D
This is the second of two film versions of Lolita. In this one Jeremy Irons plays Professor Humbert [...] D
This film had difficulty in finding a distributor. When filming finally began, New Line Cinema was t [...] D
According to The Telegraph, Jeremy Irons, who played seducer Humbert Humbert, vocalized how uncomfor [...] D
Since actress Dominique Swain was only 15 at the time of filming, a pillow had to be placed between [...] D
Jeremy Irons originally turned down the role because he knew playing this character would hurt his c [...] D
More explicit versions of the comic book and the Lake Point Cottages scenes were submitted to the Br [...] D
Cybill Shepherd and Dianne Wiest were considered for the role of Charlotte Haze. D
Interior shots of Clare Quilty's home were filmed in Chinquapin Plantation in Reidsville, NC. D
Nadia Litz auditioned for the title role. D
Ralph Fiennes was considered for the part of Humbert Humbert. D