Kubrick’s ‘Lolita’ Versus Lyne’s ‘Lolita’
Contrary to popular belief, I prefer erotic thriller maestro Adrian Lyne’s Lolita adaptation to the one made 35 years prior by Stanley Kubrick. But do either do Nabokov’s novel justice?
Calling Lolita controversial feels like the understatement of the century.
Many will know Lolita‘s famed storyline, but for those unacquainted: Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged European and academic, is tormented by his secret…
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