Lolita – Imprint Standard Edition
Respectable schoolteacher Humbert Hubert (Jeremy Irons) marries his landlady Charlotte Haze (Melanie Griffith) so that he can get closer to her young daughter Lolita (Dominique Swain), with whom he is madly in love. His unfulfilled desire for the girl brings him to the edge of insanity and threatens to destroy the object of his obsession.
Fatal Attraction director Adrian Lyne courts controversy again with this adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's infamous novel.
Critic Reviews:
- " …the performances hit the right notes… " – David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
- " Lyne's update on this comic, bittersweet tale benefits mightily from a clever screenplay by Stephen Schiff and terrific performances by the movie's two leads. " – Ed Kelleher (Film Journal International)