DramaRomance
Theatrical September 25, 1998
Lolita poster

Lolita (1998)

Lolita is a book-based movie adapted from "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov. This Drama/Romance film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is September 25, 1998.

The Source Material

Lolita

A Screenplay

by Vladimir Nabokov

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Overview

Awe and exhilaration—along with heartbreak and mordant wit—abound in Lolita, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsession for the nymphet Dolores Haze. Lolita is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbaris…

About The Movie

Description

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.

Details

Title
Lolita
Original Title
Lolita
Original Language
EN
Genres
Drama, Romance
US Theatrical
September 25, 1998
US Limited Theatrical
September 27, 1997 · Rated R
US Digital / TV
August 2, 1998
US Digital / TV Note
TV premiere