In Reply to: As I re-watch " Kubrick´s " Lolita " I found her now too old to be one! Can one tell... posted by patrickU on September 7, 2007 at 07:12:32:
child pornography. "Pale Fire" proves he had illegal, amoral, and inexcusable views.
Of course, Louis Malle matched his profound decadence by making "Pretty Girl" and "Murmur of the Heart."
The first makes a virtue of debauching a child; the second finds humor in a young boy bedding his mother.
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Follow Ups
- Nobokov was a filthy wretch. "Lolita" wasn't his only paean to - tinear 15:10:39 09/10/07 (5)
- Roman Polanski should have a go at "Lolita". - Tony D. 18:45:03 09/11/07 (2)
- Woody Allen could do the comedy version...(nt) - TWB 19:24:46 09/11/07 (1)
- It could not be funnier than Kubrick's. nt - geoffkait 18:06:03 09/13/07 (0)
- Did you find "Summer of '42" equally decadent? (nt) - rditmars 09:55:35 09/11/07 (0)
- RE: Nobokov was a filthy wretch. "Lolita" wasn't his only paean to - patrickU 01:25:35 09/11/07 (0)