The tragedy of obsession, innocence, and the devastating failure of adult responsibility. Lolita (1997) is a psychological drama film directed by Adrian Lyne , based on the controversial 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov . The screenplay was written by Stephen Schiff , and the film stars Jeremy Irons as Professor Humbert Humbert and Dominique Swain as Lolita, with Melanie Griffith as Charlotte Haze and Frank Langella as Clare Quilty. This version is a bold and emotionally intense adaptation that dives deep into themes of lust, manipulation, trauma, and the collapse of moral boundaries in the adult world. Unlike the 1962 version, which was heavily censored, the 1997 film portrays the disturbing relationship more openly—making it both more haunting and more heartbreaking. At the heart of the story is Professor Humbert Humbert , a refined but emotionally broken literature professor who is tormented by t...
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