Lolita

How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman’s teenaged daughter.

Recommended by 3 People

“Anderson cited this as one of his favorite Stanley Kubrick movies when asked to name Kubrick's best work, unable to pick among Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, Full Metal Jacket, and The Shining.”

Paul Thomas Anderson

Director, Producer, Writer

“"I love Kubrick. I love the way he put that film together, the way it's filmed."”

Sofia Coppola

Actor, Director, Writer

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