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Russian Lolita

2007 · 93 min

A slow, uneasy drama that lingers on forbidden desire and its emotional fallout, leaving a lingering sense of discomfort.

Tagline
The Loss of Innocence
Overview
Very loosely based on Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’, this is the story of a writer renting a room at a single mother’s house that starts an affair with the daughter of her.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Armen Oganezov
Written by
Armen Oganezov
Starring
Valeria Nemchenko, Vladimir Sorokin, Marina Zasimova, Natalia Belova, Armen Oganezov, Diana Sosnova, Daniela Torneva, Alice Vichkraft
Music
Alexey Tikhomirov, Armen Oganezov
Cinematography
Alexey Orlov
Runtime
93 min
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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