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Release Date:
25 September 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
A forbidden love. An unthinkable attraction. The ultimate price. See more »
Plot:
A man marries his landlady so he can take advantage of her daughter. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
2 wins
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3 nominations
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete)
Directed by | |||
| Adrian Lyne | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Vladimir Nabokov | (novel "Lolita") | |
| Stephen Schiff | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Mario Kassar | .... | producer | |
| Joel B. Michaels | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ennio Morricone | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Howard Atherton | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| David Brenner | |||
| Julie Monroe | |||
Casting by | |||
| Ellen Chenoweth | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jon Hutman | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| W. Steven Graham | (supervising art director) | ||
| Chris Shriver | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Steve Parenti | |||
| Debra Schutt | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Judianna Makovsky | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Alain Bernard | .... | hair stylist: french unit | |
| Roy C. Bryon | .... | hair stylist | |
| Roy Bryson | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Richard Dean | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Kelly Jefferson | .... | assistant makeup artist (as Kelly Raye Gore) | |
| Marie Lastennet | .... | makeup artist: French unit | |
| Pamela Priest | .... | hair stylist | |
| Lyndell Quiyou | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Donna Spahn | .... | hair stylist | |
| Susan Todd | .... | hair stylist | |
| Cecilia Verardi | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Jean-Pierre Avice | .... | production manager | |
| Patricia Anne Doherty | .... | assistant production manager | |
| Michael S. Glick | .... | unit production manager (as Michael Glick) | |
| Donald Heitzer | .... | unit production manager | |
| François Ivernel | .... | executive in charge of production: Pathé (as Francois Ivernel) | |
| Hilarie Roope | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Laurent Brégeat | .... | first assistant director: France (as Laurent Bregeat) | |
| Joan Cunningham | .... | second assistant director | |
| Dominique Delany | .... | second assistant director: France | |
| Jamie Marshall | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Ann C. Salzer | .... | additional second second assistant director (as Ann Salzer) | |
| Albert M. Shapiro | .... | first assistant director (as Albert Shapiro) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Willy Allen | .... | dialogue editor | |
| George H. Anderson | .... | dialogue editor (as George Anderson) | |
| Tony Araki | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Brydon Baker III | .... | boom operator (as Beau Baker) | |
| John Banuelos | .... | dubbing engineer | |
| Richard Branca | .... | sound facility manager | |
| Bill Burns | .... | first assistant sound editor | |
| Thom 'Coach' Ehle | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
| Alison Fisher | .... | dialogue editor (as Allison Fisher) | |
| Rick Freeman | .... | dialogue editor | |
| David Giammarco | .... | adr editor | |
| James A. Gore | .... | foley assistant | |
| Walter J. Grabowski | .... | foley recordist (as Walter Grabowski) | |
| Laura Graham | .... | adr editor | |
| Wayne Griffin | .... | adr supervisor | |
| Michael Haight | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Scott A. Jennings | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Andy Koyama | .... | location foley mixer | |
| Goro Koyama | .... | foley assistant | |
| Diane Linn | .... | adr recordist | |
| Nancy MacLeod | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Andy Malcolm | .... | foley artist supervisor | |
| Ron Malligers | .... | foley assistant (as Ron Mellegers) | |
| Linda Martin | .... | adr assistant (as Linda Martin Spelta) | |
| Robert Maxfield | .... | second boom operator | |
| Karen Minahan | .... | adr assistant | |
| Vanick Moradian | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Kevin O'Connell | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Michael O'Farrell | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Franco Patrignani | .... | sound engineer | |
| Donna Powell | .... | foley artist | |
| Charleen Richards | .... | adr mixer | |
| Greg P. Russell | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Todd O. Russell | .... | sound utility (as Todd Russell) | |
| Dan Sharp | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Greg Steele | .... | adr mixer | |
| Tami Treadwell | .... | adr recordist | |
| Tony Van den Akker | .... | foley mixer | |
| Fabio Venturi | .... | sound engineer | |
| Charles M. Wilborn | .... | sound mixer (as Charles Wilborn) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Dave Gerlach | .... | special effects technician (as David Gerlach) | |
| Werner Hahnlein | .... | special effects technician | |
| Joseph P. Mercurio | .... | special effects coordinator (as Joseph Mercurio) | |
| Gary Pilkinton | .... | special effects foreman | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Daniel Miller | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jeffrey A. Okun | .... | visual effects | |
| Marc Scott | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| M. Zachary Sherman | .... | digital effects artist (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Danny Aiello III | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Bill Anagnos | .... | stunts | |
| Kurt Bryant | .... | stunts | |
| Chris Cenatiempo | .... | stunts | |
| John Cenatiempo | .... | stunts (as Johnny Cenatiempo) | |
| Carl Ciarfalio | .... | stunts | |
| John Cooper | .... | stunts | |
| John Copeman | .... | stunts | |
| Monty Cox | .... | stunts | |
| Roy Farfel | .... | stunts | |
| Frank Ferrara | .... | stunts | |
| Elizabeth Fulcher | .... | stunts | |
| Tim Gallin | .... | stunts | |
| Nicholas J. Giangiulio | .... | stunts | |
| Jery Hewitt | .... | stunts | |
| Melissa Kloiber | .... | stunts | |
| Pierre Lagness | .... | stunts | |
| Gregg Smrz | .... | stunts | |
Casting Department | |||
| Amy Cherrix | .... | casting assistant (as Amy E. Cherrix) | |
| Marty Cherrix | .... | casting assistant (as Marty Keener Cherrix) | |
| Barbara Harris | .... | voice casting | |
| Jina Jay | .... | casting: UK | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| David R. Alvarado | .... | costume assistant | |
| David Bacon | .... | costume assistant | |
| Jenny Beavan | .... | costumes: 1921 sequence | |
| Kate Edwards | .... | set costumer: women | |
| Sarah Edwards | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Dooson Elliot | .... | wardrobe production assistant (as Dodson Elliott) | |
| Jordanna Fineberg | .... | costume assistant (as Jordan Finneburg) | |
| Julie Glick | .... | key costumer (as Julie Lynn Glick) | |
| Anna Kot | .... | assistant costume designer: France | |
| Dena Matranga | .... | wardrobe production assistant | |
| Kathryn M. O'Connor | .... | seamstress | |
| Jerry Ross | .... | wardrobe | |
| Jerry M. Ross | .... | set costumer: men | |
| Nava R. Sadan | .... | costumer: Ms Griffith | |
| Eric H. Sandberg | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Anita Tordjman | .... | wardrobe assistant: France | |
| Geneviéve Tordjman | .... | wardrobe assistant: France | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Hedy Bela | .... | post-production assistant | |
| F. Paul Benz | .... | additional editor | |
| Charles Bunn | .... | assistant editor (as Charles R. Bunn) | |
| Gary Burritt | .... | negative cutter | |
| Jordan Dawes | .... | second assistant editor (as Jordan J. Dawes) | |
| Audrey Evans | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Quincy Z. Gunderson | .... | assistant editor: avid | |
| Charles Ireland | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Lynel Moore | .... | assistant editor (as Lynel Moore Cioffi) | |
| Matvey Shatz | .... | color timer (as Matt Shatz) | |
| Alison Smith | .... | post-production coordinator | |
Music Department | |||
| Bill Abbott | .... | music editor | |
| Fausto Anzelmo | .... | musician: viola solo (as Fausto Anzelm) | |
| Vicki Arkoff | .... | soundtrack producer | |
| Enrico DeMelis | .... | general music organization (as Enrico De Melis) | |
| Angelo Giovagnoli | .... | orchestra coordinator | |
| Stephan R. Goldman | .... | music supervisor | |
| Andrea Morricone | .... | assistant: music recording | |
| Ennio Morricone | .... | conductor | |
| Ennio Morricone | .... | orchestrator | |
| Denise Okimoto | .... | assistant music editor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Larry Arceneaux | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Hedy Phil Balani | .... | generator operator/driver | |
| Joe Beckford | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Joseph Biggerstaff | .... | transportation production assistant (as Joseph 'Boodaddy' Biggerstaff) | |
| Edward W. Bozeman | .... | driver (as Ed Bozeman) | |
| John 'Bubba' Branch | .... | driver | |
| Karen Brigman | .... | transportation production assistant | |
| Valerie Brisse | .... | driver: France (as Valérie Brisse) | |
| Céline Burkhalter | .... | driver: France | |
| Joseph Campise | .... | driver (as Joe Camprise) | |
| Jack Carpenter | .... | driver: camera car | |
| Jeff Couch | .... | transportation co-captain: North Carolina | |
| Lynda Dedmon | .... | driver | |
| Jean-Marc Dupuy | .... | driver: France | |
| C. David Earle | .... | driver (as David Earle) | |
| John East | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Pennie Ellis | .... | driver (as Penny Ellis) | |
| Bo Falck | .... | picture car coordinator | |
| Ellen Falck | .... | transportation production assistant | |
| Troy Flynn | .... | driver | |
| Anthony Forester | .... | driver (as Anthony 'Bubba' Forester) | |
| Walt Freitas | .... | driver | |
| Carole French | .... | driver (as Carol French) | |
| J. Armin Garza II | .... | driver: camera car | |
| Michael Gribnau | .... | driver (as Mike Gribnau) | |
| Earl R. Hurst Sr. | .... | driver (as Earl Hurst) | |
| Gary J. Johnson | .... | driver (as Gary Johnson) | |
| Lionel Johnson | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Alan Kaminsky | .... | picture car mechanic | |
| Pierre Lagness | .... | driver (as Pierre Laginess) | |
| Johnny Longoria | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Brian McEntyre | .... | driver | |
| Michael C. McEntyre | .... | driver (as Mike McEntyre) | |
| Russell McEntyre | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Rick Mercier | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Jean-Louis Michel | .... | driver: France | |
| Tom Moore | .... | driver | |
| Jerry A. Oliveri | .... | driver (as Jerry Oliveri) | |
| Johnnie Peterson | .... | driver (as John Peterson) | |
| Linda Pickett | .... | driver | |
| William 'Scott' Pierson | .... | transportation co-captain (as Scott Pierson) | |
| Brett Round | .... | driver | |
| Randy 'Kirk' Smith | .... | driver | |
| Wayne Stone | .... | transportation captain | |
| Tony Suber | .... | driver | |
| Billy Swafford | .... | driver | |
| Dan Taylor | .... | transportation production assistant | |
| Randy L. Thiedeman | .... | driver (as Randy Thiedeman) | |
| Andy Touchard | .... | driver | |
| Christophe Vermorel | .... | driver: France | |
| Bob White | .... | driver | |
| Susan Williams | .... | driver | |
| Ed Wirth | .... | driver | |
| Charlie Wright | .... | driver | |
| Anthony Zahn Jr. | .... | driver (as Tony Zahn) | |
| Robert Gaskill | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Rudy Aguiler | .... | office production assistant | |
| Troy W. Albrect | .... | police officer | |
| Roland A. Alvarado | .... | security officer | |
| George Anderson | .... | police officer | |
| Armando Apodaca | .... | police officer | |
| Ladonna Apodaca | .... | location assistant | |
| Colleen Arnaud | .... | assistant production accountant | |
| Brad Arnold | .... | set production assistant | |
| Craig Aspenleiter | .... | location assistant | |
| Andrew Baggett | .... | office production assistant | |
| Eulaljo Balderrama | .... | security officer | |
| Corbet 'Cory' Baldwin | .... | medic | |
| Anne Barbier | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Salvador Barraza | .... | deputy sheriff security | |
| Frederick Bovis | .... | location manager: France (as Frederic Bovis) | |
| Beth Bromley | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Barbara Bryant | .... | production assistant (as Barbara 'Babs' Bryant) | |
| Eamon Buehning | .... | assistant accounting payroll | |
| Shirer Burkett | .... | stand-in: Ms. Swain | |
| C.F. Burton | .... | first aid | |
| Joanny Carpentier | .... | production coordinator: France | |
| Doug Chancey | .... | stand-in: Mr. Irons | |
| Ronni Chasen | .... | publicist | |
| Sue Chipperton | .... | animal trainer (as Susan Chipperton) | |
| Leslie Compton | .... | location assistant | |
| Christopher Connors | .... | key set production assistant (as Christopher M. Connors) | |
| Rose Cox | .... | production assistant: craft service | |
| Nour Dardari | .... | production accountant | |
| Paula Davis | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Jason Dawes | .... | assistant: Mr. Irons | |
| Elizabeth DeLuna | .... | script supervisor: second unit | |
| Patricia Anne Doherty | .... | location manager | |
| Renee Edd | .... | assistant location manager: Texas | |
| Pennie Ellis | .... | office production assistant | |
| Margie English | .... | office production assistant | |
| Christopher K. Ferris | .... | life guard (as Christopher K. Perris) | |
| Rick Fisher | .... | production assistant | |
| Megan Fogarty | .... | animal trainer (as Megan M. Fogarty) | |
| Reva Grantham | .... | craft service (as Reva L. Granthan) | |
| John A. Hamby | .... | production insurance (as John Hamby) | |
| Melanie Hodal | .... | international publicity | |
| Margie McLamb Holowaty | .... | sports department coordinator | |
| Bruce Hughes | .... | office production assistant | |
| Wanda Ippolito | .... | assistant: Ennio Morricone | |
| Jacquelyn Janis | .... | animal trainer | |
| Michael G. Jefferson | .... | set production assistant (as Michael Jefferson) | |
| Ingrid Johanson | .... | production coordinator | |
| Alicia Kalvin | .... | secretary: Mr. Lyne | |
| Mario Kassar | .... | presenter | |
| Mike Kaufman | .... | projectionist: dubbing | |
| Brandon Lambdin | .... | set production assistant | |
| Andrew L. Lanier | .... | set production assistant (as Andrew Lanier) | |
| Andrea Larsen | .... | assistant production accountant | |
| Robert Lassers | .... | assistant to unit production manager | |
| Mick LeGrande | .... | production secretary | |
| Mary Ellen Leonard | .... | craft service | |
| Jennifer P. Luther | .... | accounting assistant | |
| Robert Macek Jr. | .... | police officer | |
| Alberto Machorro | .... | security officer | |
| Doug Mackenzie | .... | location scout | |
| Denise Marciel | .... | caterer | |
| Deborah Mason | .... | studio teacher | |
| Dawn Mauer | .... | body double: Ms. Swain | |
| Virginia McCollam | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Frank McGonagle | .... | caterer (as Franco McGonagle III) | |
| Ralph Mendoza | .... | aerial assistant | |
| Nicole Miloux | .... | accountant: France | |
| Phil J. Minsky | .... | caterer (as Phil Minsky) | |
| Brad Moranz | .... | movement consultant | |
| Jenny Moranz | .... | movement consultant | |
| Tony Mourdian | .... | caterer | |
| Geraldine Niche | .... | production secretary: France | |
| Leslie Park | .... | script supervisor | |
| Robert Parker | .... | office production assistant | |
| George Paruch | .... | police captain | |
| Susan Pearce | .... | first assistant production accountant | |
| Victoria Person | .... | production secretary | |
| Dominique Piat | .... | script supervisor: France | |
| Charlene Pitcher | .... | location assistant | |
| Bill Pitts | .... | dispatcher | |
| Stephanie Pond-Smith | .... | unit publicist | |
| Michelle Reihel | .... | assistant: Mr. Kassar | |
| Debbie Rouse | .... | office production assistant | |
| Chip Sanders | .... | assistant: Mr. Kassar | |
| Janel S. Schuh | .... | location assistant (as Janel Schuh) | |
| George Smith | .... | location assistant | |
| Randy Sokol | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Don Spinney | .... | animal trainer (as Donald F. Spinney) | |
| Deanna Stadler | .... | set production assistant | |
| Shawn Sweeney | .... | assistant location manager (as Shawn Joe Sweeney) | |
| Owen Turtle | .... | assistant: Mr. Griffith | |
| Dirk Vahle | .... | pilot | |
| Peggy Vargas Phillippi | .... | assistant: Mr. Michaels | |
| José Villalba | .... | assistant location manager: France | |
| Marichu Walker | .... | production liaison | |
| Felix Werner | .... | assistant: Adrian Lyne (as Felix Florian Werner) | |
| John H. Weston | .... | special legal counsel | |
| Chris Beal | .... | researcher (uncredited) | |
| Leighton Chapman | .... | location scout (uncredited) | |
| Shawn Wayne Jones | .... | location assistant (uncredited) | |
| Todd Lewis | .... | production associate: preparation only (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- AMLF (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1997) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Kitokio kino klubas (2008) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
- Lions Gate Films (199?) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Pathé Distribution (1998) (UK) (theatrical)
- Samuel Goldwyn Company, The (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
- Shooting Star Film Distribution BV (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sogepaq Distribución (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Tobis Filmkunst (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (UK) (DVD)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
- Aquarius TV (2006) (Greece) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Atlantic Film (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Finnkino (1999) (Finland) (VHS)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (VHS)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- Noble Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
- PlayArte Filmes (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Showtime Networks (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
- Trimark Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Vidmark Entertainment (1999) (USA) (VHS)
- Digiscope (digital visual effects)
- AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services production insurance
- Chasen & Co. publicity
- Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA) international publicity
- EDS Digital Studios Avid telecine transfers
- Eagle Eye editorial equipment
- Forum Studio music recording
- Illusion Arts matte painting
- In Motion Catering catering
- Jeremy Walker + Associates publicity
- Kona Cutting negative cutting
- Mansour Travel Co. travel services
- New Orleans Film Commission, The film commission
- North Carolina Film Office filmed in
- Pacific Title titles and opticals
- Ruben and Company editorial equipment
- Sony Pictures Studios sound re-recording
- Spacecam Systems aerial camera equipment
- Troop, Meisinger, Steuber & Pasich LLP production legal services
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Lolita" - France
"Лолита" - Russia
"Lolita" - Greece
"Lolita" - Lithuania (imdb display title)
"Lolita" - Poland
"Lolita" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Lolita" - Argentina
"Lolita" - Brazil
"Lolita" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Lolita de Adrian Lyne" - Spain (imdb display title)
"Lolita: Una pasión prohibida" - Mexico (imdb display title)
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"Лолита" - Russia
"Lolita" - Greece
"Lolita" - Lithuania (imdb display title)
"Lolita" - Poland
"Lolita" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Lolita" - Argentina
"Lolita" - Brazil
"Lolita" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Lolita de Adrian Lyne" - Spain (imdb display title)
"Lolita: Una pasión prohibida" - Mexico (imdb display title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for aberrant sexuality, a strong scene of violence, nudity and some language
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
137 min
Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
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Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Brazil:14 | Chile:18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 (w) | Hong Kong:III | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The house where all the Haze home scenes are shot is located in Wilmington, North Carolina. All the scenes in the house were actually filmed there, rather than using a sound stage for the interiors.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: During Humbert's second meeting with Miss Pratt and Reverend Rigger, he puts down the cake he is eating twice without picking it up in between.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Humbert:[voiceover] She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks, she was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always - Lolita. Light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin. My soul.
[whispered]
Humbert:Lolita.
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Humbert:[voiceover] She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks, she was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always - Lolita. Light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin. My soul.
[whispered]
Humbert:Lolita.
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The Author would be dismayed, and precisely because the story is so faithful to the book. But the story in the book was incidental, just something on which Nabokov could hang his layered challenges to concepts of narrative. The narrator is crazy, overly colors and outright lies. The story never fully exists in the book at all, and such as it does one can never be sure what is true and what imagined. Humbert is a made up name (as are all names) and clearly the narrator makes up most of the elements of his own character as well (European, Professor, Author... obviously a joke by the narrator on Nabokov).
In this film, everything makes sense, exactly the opposite of the reason the book exists. This is a beautiful film, with lovely detailed cinematography, good acting and great score, and all to solidify something that Nabokov created such that it could not be so. I believe that Peter Greenaway could make a good film of Lolita, and that he would have the courage to make it confusing and unerotic and unresolved. Why does Dolores' fate have to change in the film's epilogue? Because it ties up every last loose end. On Christmas Day no less!
(The real scandal is not that audiences/censors are shocked by prurient subjects, but that they take one of the greatest literary achievements ever and make it "explainable." Is this the only thing we can accept?)
But take the film on its own presumption that the book's story is what matters. This Lolita is too old, too pretty and sexy, too controlling. Irons is clearly narrowly channeled here and he is smart enough to know it: his frustration with the unimaginative stance of the film translates to a frustrated Humbert. I think Melanie is just right (just because HH calls her a cow means nothing). HH's violence with his previous wife should have been mentioned; her running away with the Russian cabbie is as much a setup for the Lolita fixation as the childhood dalliance, and better justifies the angst of loss. There should have been a few butterflies, and some explanation about the play: that it was written to allude to that first night at the hotel.
I highly recommend the audio tape version of Lolita. It is read by (guess...) Jeremy Irons! What he brings to the audio tape is the voice and phrasing of a man in a cell continually going over things in his own mind, embellishing and exaggerating and confusing and speculating and sometimes not at all sure about any of it. He brings this same voice to the voiceovers in the film, but it conflicts with the images which purport to represent a narrative stance of "real truth".