The story is hilarious. But even as a woman, I can understand Mr. Mason’s eye-popping stare as he sees Lolita sunbathing in her heart-shaped shades.
Yup, she's about as cute as a human being can be.
Charlotte Haze: "What was it made you decide to stay?"
Humbert (looking at Lolita): "I think it was the cherry pie."
My mom-a HS teacher-was really into art flicks, film noir stuff, etc and took me with her to those movies-that would probably have gotten her a visit from CPS today-we would leave my bro at home with dad
on the ranch, go to the nearest “art” film theater about 80 miles away in the city, go shopping, making a mami and daughter weekend of it- went to see Lolita on one of those weekends when I was Lolita’s age.
My mom pointed out to me how inappropriate and creepy Humbert’s obsession was while cautioning me to always be more observant and cautious than Lolita, using the movie for a lesson in knowing when an older male represented a potential hazard. I didn’t read the book until I was about 14-but I liked it better than the movie. The 2nd film version wasn’t as good-but Jeremy Irons was totally creepy...