Lolita
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
Critics Sentiment
Humbert visits married pregnant Dolores years later
Mysterious Dr. Zempf visits Humbert about school play
The film drops significantly during Peter Sellers' Dr. Zempf sequence before recovering for the emotional reunion with adult Dolores.
Critics praised Kubrick's sophisticated handling of controversial material and the stellar performances by Mason, Winters, and Lyon, but consistently criticized Peter Sellers' over-the-top portrayal of Quilty as disruptive to the film's tone. The emotional reunion sequence was universally acclaimed as the film's dramatic peak, while Sellers' disguised appearances were seen as the weakest elements.
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James Mason
Prof. Humbert Humbert
Shelley Winters
Charlotte Haze
Sue Lyon
Dolores "Lolita" Haze
Gary Cockrell
Richard T. "Dick" Siller
Jerry Stovin
John Farlow
Diana Decker
Jean Farlow
Lois Maxwell
Nurse Mary Lore
Cec Linder
Physician
Bill Greene
George Swine
Shirley Douglas
Mrs. Starch
Marianne Stone
Vivian Darkbloom
Marion Mathie
Miss Lebone
James Dyrenforth
Frederick Beale Sr.
Maxine Holden
Miss Fromkiss
John Harrison
Tom
Colin Maitland
Charlie Sedgewick
Terry Kilburn
Man
C. Denier Warren
Potts
Roland Brand
Bill Crest
Peter Sellers
Clare Quilty
Crew
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