- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Applause Books; 1 edition (April 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1557833540
- ISBN-13: 978-1557833549
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 15.4 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,000,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Foreword by Jeremy Irons, preface by Adrian Lyne. Based on the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, Schiff tells the astounding story behind the most controversial movie of our time. 75 movie stills. "Like Nabokov's novel, it is an eloquent tragedy laced with wit and a serious, disturbing work of art..." - The New York Times
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This is the story - part of it, anyway - of a film that, whether you actually like it or not, certainly must be talked about in superlatives. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I concur,
By A Customer
This review is from: Lolita: The Book of the Film (Paperback)
I have to agree with Jon McIntyre. Considering that the screenplay came almost verbatim from the novel, I'd have to say that you obviously didn't read the novel closely enough. I just happen to be working on a seminar paper about Lolita, from the page to the screen, and Lyne's film is an excellent depiction. Humbert is a distraught and obsessed character trapped in a frozen past, paranoid at every turn, which Jeremy Irons captured well. Lolita is a listless and rebelling teenager forced into an abusive situation disguised as love, and Dominique Swain couldn't have portrayed her any better. And this is a dark and disturbing love story, albeit one sided, not just a comic strip. If you think the intelligence is gone from this film version, watch the 1962 version. There's not much of a trace of Nabokov's poetic language. Read the book again, but this time draw your own conclusions. You've missed some important aspects entirely.
5.0 out of 5 stars
To the man who said it "stunk",
By Jon McIntyre (Bellingham, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lolita: The Book of the Film (Paperback)
Obviously you did not really read Lolita. The depiction of Humbert in this film was brilliant and Jeremy irons did an amazing job. Here are a few reasons why you know nothing. 1. You read Lolita because someone told you to and they also told you what to expect. 2. If you expected someone to be able to include every aspect of a 309 page novel in a two hour movie, your expectations are far too high. They included the key elements to capture the true feel of the novel. 3. This movie should be praised for Dominique Swain's performance alone. She played the part perfect. 4. Get off your "Nabokov-knowing-high-horse." I think that you need to make a movie based on a Nabokov novel before you can say anything negative. Try "Despair" out and we see how far youg get.
1.0 out of 5 stars
This movie stinks,
By A Customer
This review is from: Lolita: The Book of the Film (Paperback)
Anyone who has actually READ Nabokov's Lolita understands the character of Humbert Humbert far better than Adrian Lyne did and much better than Jeremy Irons. This movie (and screenplay) captures next to nothing of what Nabokov was attempting to tell. Instead of a witty, sarcastic, intelligent, and clever book on the timeless (and ageless) nature of love, you get a sappy, sentimental, two hours of Jeremy Irons weeping and moaning that adds up to nothing more than a movie that, if it hadn't been for the subject matter, would have been a movie of the week- AT BEST. Gimme a break. This movie stinks.
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