Lyne (FATAL ATTRACTION) tries his hand at a more faithful adaptation of Nabokov's novel than Kubrick was allowed to attempt in 1962. In the process, Irons gives an amazing, tortured performance as Humbert Humbert, the professor who can not control his physical desires for 12 year-old Dolores Haze (Swain). Swain also turns in an .. Read more
| Starring | Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain |
|---|---|
| Director | Adrian Lyne |
| Genres | Drama |
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Lyne (FATAL ATTRACTION) tries his hand at a more faithful adaptation of Nabokov's novel than Kubrick was allowed to attempt in 1962. In the process, Irons gives an amazing, tortured performance as Humbert Humbert, the professor who can not control his physical desires for 12 year-old Dolores Haze (Swain). Swain also turns in an exceptional performance as the title character. Controversy surrounded the production to the point where it languished, completed, on the shelf, for almost 2 years looking for an American distributor. The film had a successful European run before making its American debut on the Showtime cable network, and finally, to a limited art house run.
| Starring | Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain, Suzanne Shepherd |
|---|---|
| Director | Adrian Lyne |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 12 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1997 To Rent: DVD: not available |
An unexpectedly bland remake, though it is, in outline, faithful to Nabokov's original; it fails in its depiction of the forbidden, lacking any sense of obsessional passion.
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This used to be a ...
This used to be a classic but - thanks to person or persons unknown - it has been censored to the point of incomprehensiblity. I've got the original tape ... read more »
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Not recommended!!
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Had to continue watching this film just to see if it made any sense as it progressed - it didn't.
Very disappointing and bordering on the ... read more »
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Captivating
I have not read the book so I knew very little about the story, I had been told it was about paedophilia. However it is a lot more complicated than that. ... read more »
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