![]() ![]() Troubling, though, it merely mentions this mother loss and skips quickly over it: Humbert’s early loss isn’t made obvious in Kubrick’s film version of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel (screenplay written by Nabokov himself). ![]() No matter her sultry provocative behavior. And, although this will help us understand Humbert, it certainly does not excuse a grown man’s molesting or raping a pubescent girl. No one loses a mother at an early age and doesn’t have significant psychological repercussions. ![]() Humbert ( James Mason) lost his mother as a young child. So, let’s look more deeply into the not so simple histories that have brought about Humbert and Lolita’s very disturbed longings and behavior. Pathological is not a surprise, I’m sure. Believe it or not, both have pathological reactions to loss. But, isn’t the burning question: Is there more to understand about Humbert and Lolita beyond, “he’s a pedophile and she’s a troubled 14-year-old seductress?” The answer is yes, there’s plenty. We’ve all been intrigued with Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita since the classic film arrived on the scene in 1962. ![]()
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