Lolita (1997) Adrian Lyne (Director) - Behind the scenes / extras

ABOUT THE FILM
Lolita (1997) - Drama/Romance ‧ 2h 17m
Adrian Lyne's adaptation of Nabokov's controversial novel, the classic tale of a man's inappropriate obsession with a beautiful young girl.
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
Produced by: Mario Kassar & Joel B. Michaels
Screenplay by: Stephen Schiff
Based on: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Cast
Jeremy Irons as Professor Humbert Humbert
Ben Silverstone as young Humbert
Dominique Swain as Dolores "Lolita" Haze
Frank Langella as Clare Quilty
Melanie Griffith as Charlotte Haze
Suzanne Shepherd as Miss Pratt
Keith Reddin as Reverend Rigger
Erin J. Dean as Mona
Joan Glover as Miss LaBone
Ed Grady as Dr. Melinik
Michael Goodwin as Mr. Beale
Angela Paton as Mrs. Holmes
Emma Griffiths-Malin as Annabel Lee
Ronald Pickup as young Humbert's father
Michael Culkin as Mr. Leigh
Annabelle Apsion as Mrs. Leigh

[@la_polignac]

I was 13/14 when I first saw this movie. And yes, it was a 27 yo man idea to show me this, as an attempt to romanticize his point of view toward "us". Fortunately, my parents sent me to boarding school after I ask them, and I stayed safe, far from this wierdo. If you're 15 ou younger, don't think your special because a 25 + grow ass man is showing you "love" ou "interest". He's just a sick person trying to abuse you. He don't love you, he just like rosebuds over flowers.

[@w.angel17]

I don't get how she isn't as famous as other actors. Her acting was amazing in this movie, especially the "murder me" scene and she was only like 14/15.

[@allybuncalan9326]

yeah she really is a good actress

[@angelicareilly8811]

fr

[@madame__ette]

sadly I think making this movie affected her career negatively. She was such a good actress in this.

[@w.angel17]

@@madame__ette Yeahh that's what I was thinking too but I would've thought this movie would've affected the guy who played Humbert more

[@Lavender_Cordle]

@@somon6210 she was born in 1980, filmed in 1995 and produced in 1997. She was 14/15.

[@soyburglar77]

Dominique Swain deserves so much credit for her role in this film. She carries literally every scene she’s in.

[@sashamonique3005]

i loved this movie every time i watched it, when i was 12 - not because of the disturbing storyline but just for the amazing set, music and clothing. its so beautiful, i truly loved the aesthetic of this era

[@catsupbag4873]

I see you in an alt tiktoks complitation I think 0.o

[@catsupbag4873]

You also have similar music tastes to mines omg 😩✨

[@jossefoxcaicedo9811]

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[@micdelatorre]

yuppp

[@pikopanko9493]

So true bestie

[@sophiabarbachano]

This used to be my favorite movie, but as I get older I feel more and more bitter watching it, it just gives me such a sad feeling

[@syedalimurtaza4763]

Yeah really this movie make me so sad Every time I watch it

[@TheFrdw]

I think it’s because when we saw it we were young girls so we didn’t see Dolores as so young either. As a girl you never think you’re a kid

[@noramarcelamj7730]

I feel u, at the end Humbert is broken hearted :( is really sad

[@kamrynstocker]

Sameee

[@kamrynstocker]

@@noramarcelamj7730 no. It’s sad for Dolores. She was 12 in the book. Humbert is 49. I do not feel sorry for him at all. He kidnapped & raped her.

[@wytpny557]

I wish they made the movie from her perspective because to him it seems like they're "in love"

[@annabell3385]

There is a sequel to the book called Lo's Diary. It's by a different author but it was believable.

[@ihavekidsinmybasement914]

@@annabell3385 It's pretty bad, the Lo's diary, it portrays Humbert like a victim and makes him half as interesting, same with Lolita, who uses words like she's twice her age.

[@KatiKosta]

I think the film shown glimpses of the trauma he put Lo through. There are scenes of her sad or in distress. In the end, Lo is broken, despite married, with child, and away from Humbert. The adult men in her life took away her innocence and childhood. They used her and left her empty.

[@victoria-lh5sp]

It’s supposed to be from humberts pov in this movie, thats why It’s written like romance movie. Had this been from lolitas pov it would have been much scarier and sadder. There is a Book by a diffrent author that writes from lolitas pov but It’s Worse . They portray lolita as a sadist and Humbert the victim which is not how the original was supposed to be viewed as.

[@SidVacant69]

Yeah and the disturbing part is that some people think the story is romantic.

[@indiascarlett]

It's a real shame Dominique didn't become a bigger star. Her acting is great. I had a childhood friend who tried to be 'mature' and acted like a Nymphet. Her mannerisms, expressions and way of speaking were identical to Dolores'.

[@NotBROLL]

Maybe she's not one of the huge stars, but looking at her IMDB page looks like she's been in a fair amount of movies since. And a bunch in production. www.imdb.com/name/nm0000663/

[@lzxoxox]

dominique should become a bigger star her acting is so great

[@ok-cs7dn]

@@lzxoxox i agree she definitely deserve more

[@Society_is_braindead]

She wasn't mature.... Lolita never acted mature. She was a child and acted like a child but for the guy... She seemed mature because he was a pedo

[@countcami]

that's awful for your friend, what a terrible influence the movie had on her, truly disturbing.

[@TheBourbonStreet]

The only re-make that is actually better than the original. Adrian Lyne did a fabulous job!

[@Abdullahs_World]

yups

[@pinkstrawberries1768]

Yeah

[@MsSisca]

Couldn't agree more! My fave of all time. Jeremy Irons way looks better.

[@clarissacuartero9636]

Agreed ♥︎

[@mikejunior211]

Because it was more faithful to the book.

[@emmamosekjr03]

The fact that she was 15 while filming this. Respect to her for this, she must have felt uncomfortable during the scenes

[@HarshKumar-er6jh]

I guess body doubles are used for such scenes

[@wendy3007]

Fortunately for most of the intimate scenes, they replaced the actress who played Lolita with an adult double

[@wendy3007]

@@riplonelyy Yeah, it all seems uncomfortable when you’re watching knowing the huge age gap between the two but the director made sure nothing happened. When Lolita would have to sit on Humbert’s lap, there’d be a pillow in between. Also the actor that played Humbert vocalized how uncomfortable it was to shoot with a minor so at least he wasn’t in it for anything gross.

[@mikiangel1810]

she is professional

[@_ur_mom_sofia_2686]

She was the one who went to the casting role tho so idk...

[@karilynn91123]

I love Dominique Swain so much.Jeremy Irons is so handsome

[@Rebecca-pr4zp]

Both are perfect ❤

[@pescuezoee]

i love both sm

[@mermaid95x]

Frank Langella creeped me out the most in this film. He played the character of Quilty so convincingly well

[@MSYNGWIE12]

Actors amaze me! How they can leave all the other crew and cameras behind and be natural, create another world- Dominque Swain was incredible as Lolita...

[@rosafameli767]

È vero

[@_______xai]

the part where he has to say goodbye after they meet again the way humbert looked at lolita as if he saw the old lolita he used to be with broke my heart.

[@kkdream99]

I always bawl my eyes out in this scene

[@jacehemmings5839]

This movie made me feel something different in my life. Truly a work of art

[@clarissacuartero9636]

Meet too I’m stalking the original author now 🤣

[@sjefhendrickx2257]

The truth came out…….

[@CC-si3cr]

@@clarissacuartero9636 You can stop. He died in 1977.

[@mondaee2380]

They're too good at this, it made me feel uncomfortable and a second hand embarrassment 😭😭😭

[@chippewaabequa8218]

All actors in this movie are GREATTTTT ......

[@evilgenius_ks]

Jeremy Irons is literally the most handsome man🤤🤤🤤

[@simranjaura3894]

Seriously!

[@angelbn692]

T'ai folle, c'est un rôle, c'est pas la réalité...

[@OutragedPufferfish]

I think he looks like a weirdo

[@StrawberryMatchaTea]

@@angelbn692 mais Jeremy Irons l’acteur d’Humbert Humbert existe, alors je comprends pas ce que tu veux dire -.-

[@venelopevelazquez3669]

@@OutragedPufferfish Your the one who is weird...

[@khaisawa291]

Jeremy Irons is so handsome. He and Dominique are incredible in this, you have to love and appreciate cinema to love this movie. It’s sad Dominique’s career never took off after this because she was absolutely incredible in it. MURDER ME LIKE YOU MURDERED MY MOTHER!!! And when she’s weeping over her mothers death.

[@lzxoxox]

this was Dominique’s first acting it’s so good omg it must have been so uncomfortable for both of them to make this

[@kelriego415]

This just explains how great talent there should be in creating a movie. Hands down

[@malhalsey4994]

Thanks for posting this. I feel awful because I used to romanticize Humbert and Lolita’s relationship. Of course, after reading the book, I empathize with Dolores the most while still feeling a (very very) slight pity for Humbert. I think Jeremy and Dominique put on really great performances!

[@woodsofypres]

@@buddyrebel_Garcia Seems to me that you didn't understand the book nor the movie. She wasn't doing anything and she wasn't flirtatious and promiscuous because everything you saw or read was from Humbert's perspective. That is how HE saw things and not HER. If we were to make a movie from Lolita's point of view, the movie would have been a complete opposite from what you see here. It would have been a lot worse.

[@woodsofypres]

@@buddyrebel_Garcia Well, that's fine as long as you appreciate it as a piece of art and literature. In any other way than that, it would just be worrying. However, you said something else up there, and that was that Lolita was at fault for everything that had happened, basically, whereas that isn't the case at all. That is all in the mind of Humbert, who is, as we can guess, mentally ill.

[@lalaw2]

@@woodsofypres its nothing wrong if she was flirtarious

[@woodsofypres]

@@lalaw2 If you imply that a 14-year-old girl was "flirtatious" then you have a serious problem that needs to be recognised immediately.

[@goon_ass1675]

​@@lalaw2 she wasn't being flirtatious. both movies and the book are written from humbert's perspective in which he overtly s3xualized everything she did and said. there is no way to reliably say she was enticing him intentionally

[@tonyfigs8148]

Making a movie, a good movie, has to be the most intriguing creative process. Whenever I'm looking around for a movie to watch if I see that Adrian Lyne is the director, click, I'm watching it. He's directed many of my favorites. A director should embody, above all, two qualities - the eye of a general and the simpatico of an earth mother.

[@ozgeozge09]

Jeremy Irons has such a gorgeous smile

[@Dstonephoto]

omfg. These bts videos are historical treasures. Thanks for sharing!

[@petra_uhrakova]

I watched this when I was around 16/17 and finally got into the book when I was 22. The book was even more disturbing, but that was the whole point. I wish they included more of the original storyline in the movie, so people would stop romanticizing it.

[@PragueImport]

People with sound judgment do not romanticize it. They see it what it is - tragedy. Nabokov makes it clear, so does Adrian Lyne. That is why both the book and Lyne's versions are disturbing. They should be. Adults can admire beautiful teenagers from a distance, but they must not touch them. With the time he had (it was not a series), Lyne did quite well to show what happens when the line gets crossed. Everybody dies at the end. How romantic is that?

[@petra_uhrakova]

@@PragueImport I was talking about teens making a cult about Lyne’s Lolita on Tumblr and other social media. They were romanticizing it a lot, just because of the movie, but the book was a lot darker and Nabokov wrote it as a twisted tragedy, not romance.

[@PragueImport]

@@petra_uhrakova Lyne did not make the movie for the 16-year-old audience. It is for mature adults only. It saddens me that you watched that movie as a teenager.

[@petra_uhrakova]

@@PragueImport lmao, are you serious rn? Many movies, horrors and thrillers are for mature audience, but younger people watch it too. Plus the book was even worse than the movie and the author never said anything about the target audience. It was based on a real story and real life doesn’t have “warnings”.

[@PragueImport]

@@petra_uhrakova Oh dear...Now we know why the world is going to hell.

[@meljc2823]

I love Domenique Swain.. she is so cute and versatile. I think iv seen all her movies. She is great in all of them 💙❤️

[@KristinaNguyen]

Oh my god ! I love Jeremy from the first time I saw him ! I can't explain how and why !!!

[@rosafameli767]

Jeremy è il massimo.piace a uomini e donne

[@flaminhotcheetos2659]

yo she's 15 and jeremy was 49

[@skyjenna5651]

shes 17 in that time

[@Inhalepens]

He wasn't 49 at the time

[@katia9505]

@@skyjenna5651 she was 15 when they started

[@gonnacry442]

Oh shiiiiit I thought she'd be at least 18 :0

[@ms.clustin]

@@gonnacry442 in the Movie 'The Crush' with Alicia Silverstone she is 16 Year's old or even 15 while she has to kiss Cary Elwes which was above 30 Year's old at that moment. Kinda creepy aswell haha

[@erikag7334]

All these people are phenomenal actors just wow

[@julijakeit]

They need to make a remake with Lolita's point of view. Here's free idea for Hollywood - pregnant Lolita and her husband are desperate for money and she's afraid for her baby to end up like her. As she sits down to write a letter to her 'father' Humbert Humbert to ask for money, she reflects on her childhood and how she ended up in situation like this. As she strokes her belly she silently promises her baby that she will never be like her own mother and soon they will move to Alaska and the life will get better. The scene cuts to Lolita's childhood where her father can afford good life (maid and beautiful house) but her mom's attitude, mainly pretending to be cultured while having terrible explosive temper, keeps the family from advancing in the society. Things take much worse turn when Lolita's father dies and her mom is desperate to maintain the appearances of a socialite, despite never being invited to anything big and having very few friends. We get to see few fighting scenes between Lolita and Charlotte, how Charlotte is getting jealous of her daughter's beauty and attention she gets from her friend Quilty. Quilty becomes Lolita's first sexual experience and even though he's impotent, Lolita actually enjoys 'his magic fingers' and she develops naive crush on older men, especially Quilty. Charlotte tries to entice him very much like she tried with Humbert but fails and her anger with everything Lolita does only intensifies. We get to see how Lolita admits she tried to use Humbert to get from her mother more attention and how that backfired. When Humbert moves in, the only person to warn Lolita against him is the maid but Lolita brushes it off. We see the events in the movie from her perspective after Humbert takes her from the summer camp, how Lolita is persuaded by Humbert to sleep together and gets drugged and is still dizzy the morning he drugs her and how he uses her confusion to sleep with her. How terrified she is in the gas station and calls Quilty for help as he's the only other person with means who could help her and how Quilty manipulates her to play along Humbert's wishes. We get to see how miserable Lolita is at nights, crying and desperate but too afraid to run away and during the day, she pretends it's all nightmares and goes being the vivacious child she is. At the same time, each evening she is scared sick and one time she really gets sick. At the hospital Lolita realizes she will die if she continues with Humbert and calls Quilty to 'get her out'. We get to see what happened in Quilty's mansion and how Lolita tries to get help from the staff but they all just ignore her, she's shocked to see that even female stuff members only care about money and ignore the terrible things that happen in there. She still wants Quilty but he's only interested into making porno movies with her so they have a fight and she escapes. We cut to the present how she met her husband and how he seemed like this night in shining armor to save her but reality of poverty kicks in and Lolita's pregnancy makes her realize how she wants better life for her baby.

[@KLCiESSEX]

did you write this on the spot. wow

[@ricebowl3196]

Damn.

[@gabsanto4920]

Wow 😮

[@kayceleste]

very good idea, but let’s not forget her name is Dolores but he calls her lo or lolita

[@swathisasidharan7102]

Omg thank you for sharing this ♡...ive always wanted to know her side of the story.

[@mondaee2380]

Oh my god I just noticed Jeremy irons is the voice actor of scar from the lion king😭😭😭😭 hes too good at his acting, i cant see him the same way oml

[@raptorgator]

All I can hear now is Scar 😅😭

[@angc1456]

MASTERPIECE MOVIE AND SOUNDTRACK

[@Chris23lover]

Awesome production, love the movie. Sadly he did several mistakes that lead her to take wrong & decisive life decisions. Excellent movie. Give you the feeling & nostalgia of it

[@wildcathill]

What you mean???

[@bobtruck1594]

Great movie! A must watch. Even though it's controversial.... its a must watch. Beautiful, sad and cunning in how it invokes feelings!

[@KatiKosta]

BEAUTIFULLY shot film.

[@nicolecarter3275]

he’s so incredible handsome

[@きりさめまりん]

自分が中学生の時に見たこのロリータと、自分に13歳の娘が居る今見るこのロリータは感じ方が全然違う。 ジェレミーアイアンズとドミニクスウェインの素の姿が見れて嬉しい！！

[@daraghorl7441]

Some are creeped abt the age gap, but this is an eye opening to all because this happens in reality too. There's a lot of people in the world ans some are going thru the same shii but not literally, meaning the Daddy issues.

[@rtphotos4691]

It isn't "daddy issues." It is abuse.

[@daraghorl7441]

@@rtphotos4691 The only flaw in the film, it's from the perspective of the adult male. That's why you think it's an abuse. But if the film was based on Lolita's point of view, then it's a daddy issue.

[@rtphotos4691]

@@daraghorl7441 - No. It is abuse either way. If it was from her perspective, the abuse would be presented in a more horrific manner. There is also no such thing as "daddy issues." That is a derogatory term used to blame women for the acts of men. It is used by abusers to gaslight people like you, who are most likely victims themselves so seek to soothe your own shattered psyche by calling the abuse done TO you, "daddy issues." It is child abuse where an adult predated a child. Wake up and stop buying the manipulation. If you are a woman, it won't be the first time you will be gaslighted to accept abuse done TO you.

[@sophia-sx1fl]

@@daraghorl7441 what? the author of the novel wrote it to be about pedophilia (the term is used during the book even in H.H. perspective) and how abusers twist the stories to make them the victims. theres no daddy issues, is a story about grooming, rape, kidnapping and every kind of abuse a child went through in pedophiles (plural, lets not forget about quilty) hands.

[@daraghorl7441]

@@rtphotos4691 I think we had a misunderstanding here. And thank you for clarifying the "derogatory term" u say. I'm also a victim of child grooming. My point is that there are girls out there who grew up without a father figure. A female like me is curious abt what kind of love and how does it feel to have the attention of one. And yes, we're also considered victims but like what I said earlier, "but not literally." Meaning I may have loved the attention I was getting but not in a sexual matter.

[@РадостныйАлкоголик]

Прекрасная работа всей съемочной команды. Актеры подобраны замечательно. Музыка прекрасного композитора.

[@Abdullahs_World]

the best film! one of my most fav.

[@kirkivanjane.aguilar2947]

Love it, witnessing their passion to the movie.

[@Xxjxulixaxx]

No

[@jadefire1814]

@1:54 I *love* how she just grabs Jeremy's hand to drag him along. It seems like they had a good on set relationship.

[@sarnathshirsat]

Whenever i am watch this movie i am get emotional . ❤️❤️❤️

[@sarnathshirsat]

@Khushi yep right .

[@genesisw9391]

Why emotional?? This is depressing as shit

[@sarnathshirsat]

@@genesisw9391 hey i am respect your opinion but in there i am just express how i feel about this movie and yes I don’t care how people saw this movie like in positive way or just you say SHIT . I love this movie just simple for me .

[@sarnathshirsat]

@Lushía V my personal thoughts not everyone , ohk .

[@takitori6]

I got the obsession with this movie for 1 week.

[@tatianaalejandrahilarioaya774]

Jeremy Irons es demasiado guapo

[@resyamarsella4430]

Wow they're really good at acting 😌👍

[@weirdweirdo7789]

Yeah but the age gap… it hits different when you’ve been groomed urself

[@Ike-hi2vx]

@@weirdweirdo7789ok

[@lemont64]

Cinema 🙌...freakin lived this movie....true cinema

[@crisden3028]

1:48 gosh ! love their chemistry!

[@comradeabby3141]

There was no chemistry they were just acting

[@crisden3028]

Abby Dreher yes there is ! Look how good the casting itself! What I mean in the word "Chemistry" is their amazing combination as an artist that is really suited in the movie! I love it!

[@localshithead7430]

This is the last couple that ought to be having chemistry lol

[@paintdrawer5705]

@@comradeabby3141 they were not acting in that moment

[@angelis2125]

am are u ok? she is like 15 in this role and he is like 40 something... you sickdos and puberts need to stop thinking this is a romantic movie

[@dianocka1]

Such a great film ❤️

[@reigngarcia8407]

he is so handsomeee

[@unclealand]

The director was too callow to understand the material, and he turned it into a “pity the poor pedophile” movie with Jeremy Irons suffering, suffering. He was not the Humbert Humbert from the novel.

[@supralevamentum223]

Exactly, this has nothing to do with the book and empowered the masses into pedophilia

[@areyoulostbabygorl231]

i dislike that this film was more from his perspective which made is seem more positive, but god do i love the aesthetics of this film

[@NotBROLL]

It was well done. I just wish someone made a film from her perspective too.

[@angelicareilly8811]

adore this movie

[@tonyfigs8148]

Does anybody feel like I do, that this video should be as long as the movie itself?

[@joyjitsardar3715]

I never saw someone this much beautiful. I think I have a crush on Dominique swain but now in real life she is 23 year older than me( I'm 20 now) but still looks beautiful

[@BushraKhan-if6rf]

She is no 49

[@joyjitsardar3715]

@@BushraKhan-if6rf i know that but still she is beautiful ❤️

[@bbmurta6680]

In real life she's 23 years older than you, but in the 90s (when the movie was shoot) she was 15. Now i dont know if you meant to say that you OLNY have a crush on her NOWADAYS, but in the commentary that you've made gives out the impression that you like the way the 15 year old CHILD that made this movie looks, and that is NOT okay

[@joyjitsardar3715]

@@bbmurta6680 you are trying to create controversy. I only like her looks means she is beautiful and nothing else. Sick mind don't make it controversial.

[@baddiereal7461]

Did the dude really call it a "love story "

[@duochoang4188]

Its real love to me actually i was enjoyed when that main kill that fcker in the end of the movie

[@baddiereal7461]

@@duochoang4188 are u forgetting the girl was 14 but in the book she is 12 are u ok how tf is kidnapping a girl and basically forcing her to love you and stay with you cuz she has no where left to go and has no one left she is a child stuck with a pervert at least she actually loved claire quilty i mean he is no good either but how tf can u call that a love story the movie is in his perspective the writer of the book would literally hate you

[@yuhgetintoit3929]

@@duochoang4188 wtf

[@bbmurta6680]

@@duochoang4188 A relationship betwen a middle aged man and a girl in her early teens is NOT okay at all. It's an absurd that someone even has to tell you this, it should be a given that child abuse is absolutely heinous.

[@KatherineSSire]

l have never seen This or heard of it untill those videos when they explain the movie in voice overs

[@-Blazers-]

5:03 - I can't believe it! They filmed this hot August (according to the book) scene on November 28. Although it is not noticeable when watching the movie. But, damn it, steam is coming out of their mouths! By the way, does anyone have any information about where the scene in "Enchanted Hunters" was filmed? I found a lot of locations from Lolita (including Charlotte's house and Beardsley apartments), but there is nothing about this hotel anywhere.

[@carolinenetbrun5030]

I love jeremy irons.

[@Nodeal757]

This must've been such an awkward film to make for both Jeremy irons and Dominique swain x

[@Nodeal757]

I loved her fashion sense I wanna dress like this what era or style is this?

[@MiasChannel100]

movie is set in the 40’s

[@Ave_Satana666]

Wish I could find a girl like this around me

[@koffiecake]

​@@Ave_Satana666What do you mean

[@trawlins396]

I LOVE this movie!

[@heartreplacment163]

For what reason do you love this movie if you miss the point entirely...?

[@sjefhendrickx2257]

@@heartreplacment163 who say he is missing the point!

[@sarnathshirsat]

@@heartreplacment163 take in a movie way .

[@trawlins396]

@@heartreplacment163 because I'm a big fan of Jeremy irons.

[@trawlins396]

@@heartreplacment163 a lot of movies try to make "points" thar aren't exactly pleasant. That doesn't mean they're not good movies.

[@barbybo9313]

I always try to give him extenuation but deep inside i know that this affair is actually inappropriate

[@barbybo9313]

@@eugenelistlovestruth4547 beautiful approach ✨

[@g.h.lovecraft4097]

@@Petbootique Yes. In Humbert's case, he never grew up, and neither did his love. He was a disturbed man-child. Dolly however was on her way to being a mother, and I have no doubt a great one, honestly terrible how she died. It's as if she never truly escaped Humbert. Miserable.

[@g.h.lovecraft4097]

@@Petbootique I'm a bit daft and definitely missed the mark here. What is that last bit about lions and jelly meant to imply about HH's character?

[@g.h.lovecraft4097]

@@Petbootique Okay, so I just wrote a whole thing and lost it. I'm gonna retype but try to keep it short this time. If I'm understanding correctly, what that meant is that HH has romanticized himself as a vigorous 'lion' while in reality he is an infinitesimal, microscopic organism like that of a blob of jelly. I definitely agree, HH has a nasty habit of romanticism but doesn't only project his delusions onto poor Dolly but himself and his world also. (It seems the only thing he clings to is his ego, really.) He grows very frustrated when his projections of grandeur crumble and he sees situations for what they really are (as much as a deranged man like him can, at least) like when he sees that his America is actually quite 'boring' among many other negative descriptors. He describes himself with what reads like contradicting statements but actually they are all apart of the same illusion ("handsome" and "intelligent" yet "rotting" and "pentapod monster.") that contribute to this idea of a powerful, intelligent man having an unfortunate dark secret, that, he relishes in hiding "very well." He attempts to construct a victimhood for himself but it's painfully obvious that it's apart of his narcissism, while in reality, he is just a shallow germ. I think my favorite aspect of the novel is that Dolly herself never tells him THAT, but does refer to how he destroyed her whole life. She blames his actions and never really attempts to attack his character, yet the narrative makes it painfully clear how shitty Humbert is. Nabokov doesn't even have to use the words, you just read between the lines and 'pathetic' comes to mind. Great writing. That was my experience at least. Thank you for explaining that bit, I was having trouble understanding, but it was very thought-provoking.

[@g.h.lovecraft4097]

@@Petbootique Thank you! I don't think I knew exactly how I interpreted HH until I was given the chance to type it out. Sorry for the weird triple-reply that happened, I had no idea the first two comments stuck. You're right about him, I think often about his interactions with Quilty and what his character was meant to say about HH's own.

[@user-eh1mm3gg5h]

i love this movie with all my heart

[@OutragedPufferfish]

Why?

[@dirtyb0ngwater117]

Why it’s disgusting

[@ricocimanes4328]

the acting is not a joke

[@ok7411marykay]

Jeremy Irons..❤❤❤

[@pinkkkk4life]

Lolita is such a terrifying story :(

[@sparklejumpropequeen111]

Totally. Everyone in the comments are kind of praising the movie, which is fine but it’s almost like people seem to forget that it’s a horror story about a girl losing innocence and basically everything to a pedophile

[@yingrunz5969]

Jeremy !!! My love😘😘😘

[@OpViken]

Where did they shoot this? Such a beautiful neigborhood

[@mrsszmanda07]

It was a mixture between North Carolina, New Orleans and El Paso,Texas I believe

[@swagbeast6944]

horrific film.. even more traumatising to see the behind the scenes :(

[@jasonchambers4495]

Why?

[@xarah88]

I agree with you 😔

[@swagbeast6944]

@@jasonchambers4495 The film glorifies paedophilia... and portrays it as a love story.. you just wish it isn't real and the behind the scenes footage makes it feel real.

[@Alex-ir2rv]

@@swagbeast6944 it doesn't glorify pedophilia. It's a movie from the point of view of the predator, or else Humbert. Obviously he sees everything as a love story but there are few scenes where you can see Dolores is in actual pain from it. Humbert sees everything as a sweet love story, the story of his dreams, but in some parts you can see he also regrets everything and feels like a monster for manipulating Lo. There's a way more deep meaning to this film that everybody gives off, look at the book and the film twice.

[@anyamcowenwilson7752]

@@swagbeast6944 i think the story is horrific and absolutely disgusting but the author did clarify that it was definitely not a love story

[@Anonymous-wi6ig]

Does it not break immersion for the actors to be stopped so soon

[@micabaex9364]

I LOVE THIS MOVIE 💖

[@miligonzalez1517]

2:52, was she complaining about Dominique?

[@Winniyyy]

No i think they were discussing acting

[@ershengell719]

Waooooo! 🥰jamás dejará de gustarme esta película ♥️♥️

[@carmenvalencia3850]

Que buena película me recuerda a mi vida

[@alinazebova5198]

Эта лолита, лучше , чем книга

[@skh5826]

This movie was roughly criticized including by Nabakov. In the book, lolita is supposed to be a victim because she is a child who is manipulating. The movie shows the exact opposite..

[@saratemp790]

You are thinking about the original movie from the 1950's. This is another movie from the 90's.

[@skh5826]

@@saratemp790 oh okey my bad ! Thank you

[@samantha-pr7ll]

i wish the film was in her perspective not his. :(

[@betterdenu999]

But then you would miss the breaks of his ideal character and him seeing what he’s doing is wrong

[@annalou9176]

@samantha: it would be very interesting, in fact! I hope they do !! it would be interesting a new movie that tells the story from the point of view of lolita! but I must say that in this film, the character of lolita is not neglected at all ... it outlines very well .. she is a very temperamental girl, sanguine, fiery, curious and with a strong will. she also has a conflictual relationship with her mother with whom she also establishes a certain competition. she is also quite opportunistic, she uses seduction to achieve her goals as an adult woman and is very precocious in this. in this film I would not identify her as a victim ... the only time she reveals her weakness is when she cries for the death of her mother or when she has those moments of depression, which humbert does not seem to understand or is indifferent to ... this is one of my favorite movies, i find it shot very well, the music is wonderful and as for the actress who played lolita for me she should have won an oscar, because i found it absolutely perfect, as well as beautiful

[@bbmurta6680]

@@annalou9176 Even if they've made the movie showing her point of view, and it showed that she had fellings for him it would still had a story about a pedophile abusing a child, because Humbert took avantage of the fact that Dolores had "daddy issues" because she didn't had a father. Plus a child does not know what "falling in love is" because their brains aren't fully developed (Yes, even at age 15).

[@sejin1444]

I really feel sorry for the character Humbert. His character makes me feel sad when I watch this movie, this movie really touched me with many emotions like you know you will never get that person, even though that person is right in front of your eyes. She is so beautiful and you just want to look at her and never want or let anyone hurt her. Because you know her feelings are temporary and youthful, and you know that one day she will leave you, so you want to tie her to you. And then Domi's acting so good and natural it's a shame she wasn't a star

[@silvergust]

why do you feel sorry for a pedophilic man who seems to be well aware throughout the movie that what he's doing is wrong, yet still does it, with a 14 year old girl who can only turn to a dangerous grown ass man.

[@elizahopwood9799]

Don’t feel sorry for Humbert , she was 12 when she met him , he’s literally a pedophile .

[@PriscillaS4w44]

No Offence or anything but, Humbert took advantage of Dolores, he was a pedophile.. And Dolores was just 14

[@aloneman7633]

I need 😫this movie 🎥where I find?

[@fericalde9497]

i cant find it too

[@aloneman7633]

Yes bro i need to this movie

[@tashuntka]

Such happy people in this world.. 🙄

[@chromadomino]

Frank Langella tho 😍

[@nativeswithanxiety]

I can only imagine how awkward it would be for the actors while filming the making out scenes and sexual scenes. Because it was a little girl actress and a full grown man actor

[@NotBROLL]

From what I recall they used a stunt double for the intimate scenes. (it's in the director's commentary, if you have the DVD/Bluray)

[@nativeswithanxiety]

@@NotBROLL oh alright, I was concerned for the kid

[@dirtyb0ngwater117]

Ikr me too I was about to say how did they not all go to jail she was only 14

[@Ike-hi2vx]

@@dirtyb0ngwater117ummm because there were adult doubles who did it for her?? stop commenting on everyone’s comments ☠️☠️

[@naiaragomes539]

Eu gostei desse filme

[@dirtyb0ngwater117]

Por qué?

[@wolnapolska5991]

Great 🙂👍

[@suchabadbeat2617]

The movie staff was like:" the fu kc is going on?"

[@stevanivkovic684]

Rodney from only fools and horses in the thumbnail

[@gogogo8494]

so cute....

[@acechloegonzales9431]

Youre cute

[@demiladeayeni]

Um

[@ff36196]

why did this movie take so long to make? i notice on the black and white thing (idk the name) it’s says 1995?

[@mrsszmanda07]

It takes awhile for funding, you’ve got read throughs,change of film locations and then a lot of editing to go through. It’s a pretty standard time really.

[@ff36196]

@@mrsszmanda07 ohh

[@badolmd9520]

Grandpa, please give me the movie Lalita

[@NotBROLL]

No

[@angelaraymundo150]

I can't help but feel uncomfortable :/ but maybe she is uan, great actress stole the character 💗

[@elif.b29]

can someone explain cause in the movie u can see that she wanted to “love” him no one forced her to and humbert didn’t kidnapped her, they were travelling ig. And yeah I know he fell in love with her but why did Lo that too, then why didn’t she just said she doesn’t wanted him ? or am I dumb and completely misunderstood the film

[@elif.b29]

and I know Lo is like 13 or sum but I mean

[@NotBROLL]

At the very end she does admit to him that she has no feelings for him. I assume she didn't know how when she was younger. But idk, it's been a while since I saw this movie.

[@elif.b29]

@@NotBROLL yeah but why does everyone say then it was kids abuse I mean she never said stop or I don’t want it, to him ?

[@elif.b29]

I mean yeah she was very younger than him but in the past yk was something like that kinda normal

[@bbmurta6680]

@@elif.b29 are you seriously asking why a 13 year old CHILD that was being mentally and phisically abused by a PEDOPHILE didn't stoped him?

[@albatrus.3952]

Me párese a mí o algunas cosas no aparecen en la peli?

[@dirtyb0ngwater117]

Por qué?

[@gabrielagiron7092]

And this is how movies get people ideas that it’s OK to be a pedophile. Hollywood 🤮🤮🤮🤮 she was only 14,15

[@sammartin7824]

J aurais tellement aimé être actrice et faire mes propres cascades….

[@unleashedanthem5458]

Is Lolita still alive?

[@Esandeech2]

This movie isn’t based on a real story.

[@daciacamllie9268]

@@Esandeech2 that’s not true. It has some real events in the background. the author got inspired from this girl named sally Horner who was abducted by a pedophile.

[@unleashedanthem5458]

Wtf

[@pixi3d3ath47]

In the book-no. She dies from childbirth complications. But Sally horner, the girl she was based on died at age 15 from a car accident

[@Esandeech2]

@@daciacamllie9268 sorry I meant to say that the whole story in the book itself never happened. Thank you for replying to that other person!

[@kcmo1992]

A good director must have an accent and as perv as possoble (APAP)!

[@mellomane]

Young Dominique Swain with glasses looks like Millie Bobby Brown 😍

[@sush0690]

Hell no... Swain looks more beautiful

[@vintagegirl1195]

i always think that

[@Lia_system12]

1:46, this is for me

[@ewrq]

asiri iyi oynuyolardi

[@lynh8394]

Grace Avila is 16 years old

[@estelazambrano7277]

Donde puedo ver la película completa y en español

[@Paul-fy1bg]

En KZbin

[@estelazambrano7277]

@@Paul-fy1bg no está poreso pregunto

[@aliciacayulef8586]

@@estelazambrano7277 si esta

[@aliciacayulef8586]

Yo ya la vi

[@estelazambrano7277]

@@aliciacayulef8586 hola Alicia pues hasta cuando yo la busque no estaba.. Pásame el enlace... Un saludo desde España y gracias