Lolita
1962, NR, 152 min.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sue Lyon, Peter Sellers, Shelley Winters, James Mason.

Nabokov’s satire is sensationally cast, with Winters and Sellers delivering some of their best work ever. The details of the storyline about a professor’s love for a sexy nymphet may seem a bit tepid in these times, especially in light of the Adrian Lyne’s remake of a few years ago. Nevertheless, the dark humor shines through.

This article appears in June 23 • 2000.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.