Adrian Lyne’s Lolita (1997) is a haunting and provocative adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel. Despite being over two hours long, the pacing felt just right. The first act didn’t drag at all, and the transition to the second act was seamless, keeping me engaged throughout the film. Lolita (1997) When schoolteacher Humbert marries his landlady, Charlotte Haze, it's purely to get close to her daughter Lolita who reminds him of the childhood sweetheart he lost in tragic circumstances. But Humbert's forbidden love becomes an obsession that threatens to engulf them both and change their lives irrevocably. IMDb 6.8 2 h 17 min ... Jeremy Irons stars as Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged man obsessed with an adolescent girl in this screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel. Watch trailers & learn more. Lolita is a 1997 erotic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Stephen Schiff. It is the second screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel of the same name and stars Jeremy Irons as Humbert Humbert and Dominique Swain as Dolores "Lolita" Haze, with supporting roles by Melanie Griffith as Charlotte Haze and Frank Langella as ...
