1962 · 154 min · NR

Lolita

Name: Lolita
Genre: Drama
Released: 1962
Duration: 154 min
Cast: James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon, Gary Cockrell, Jerry Stovin

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Drama

Lolita (1962) is a Drama film, directed by Stanley Kubrick set in New Hampshire and Ohio during the 1950s. It runs 154 minutes and is rated NR.

A road trip, with a darkly comic and melancholic tone. Themes of obsession run throughout.

Composer

Nelson Riddle

Cinematography

Oswald MorrisRobert Gaffney

Cast

James MasonShelley WintersSue LyonGary CockrellJerry StovinDiana DeckerLois MaxwellCec Linder

The world of this film

Setting

Where

New Hampshire Ohio

Setting

Suburban

When

1950s

Premise & themes

Premise

Road Trip

Themes

Obsession

Tone

Darkly ComicMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

AntiheroTwo Hander

Pacing

Measured

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Lolita

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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