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Lolita

Movie · 1997 · 132 min

A queasy, beautifully shot descent into obsession, where tenderness and predation blur and every scene leaves you uneasy.

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1997 film by Adrian Lyne
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Year
1997
Runtime
132 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, romance, neo-noir
Directed by
Adrian Lyne
Written by
Stephen Schiff
Starring
Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain, Muse Watson, Ronald Pickup, Hallee Hirsh, Angela Paton
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Howard Atherton
Runtime
132 min
Country
United States, France
Languages
English

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