Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: miss marmelstein

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...


53 posted on 03/12/2019 4:25:42 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies ]


To: Texan5
That was always a specialty of James Mason: to play a creep and yet retain his humanity. He did that brilliantly. He is quite put-upon by Lolita.

Jeremy Irons can be quite charming in real life but on screen something dark and unpleasant emerges - I noticed this years ago. (He also looks a lot like Boris Karloff which doesn't help.)

67 posted on 03/13/2019 5:49:19 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 53 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson