proposal

kubrick vs. nabokov

A NY Times film review published in 1962
http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F00E7DF163DE63BBC4C52DFB0668389679EDE
film review/reflection by Troy Olson, writer of blog entitled "Elusive as Robert Denby."
http://troyolson.blogspot.com/2009/09/movie-review-lolita-1962.html
Gary Susman's film review in which he explores a little about the production of Lolita
http://news.moviefone.com/2012/06/11/lolita-stanley-kubrick-vladimir-nabokov/
Stuart Mitchner's thoughtful afterthought
http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2012/09/05/revisiting-stanley-kubricks-lolita-at-50-you-gasp-as-you-laugh/

Hollywood culture/censorship in the 50s
http://www.shmoop.com/1950s/culture.html
http://www.pictureshowman.com/articles_genhist_censorship.cfm
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/d/doherty-hollywood.html
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/film_censorship.cfm
http://www.hollywoodmoviememories.com/articles/hollywood-history/hays-code-brings-censorship-motion.php








As many have said before, the absence of Humbert's first voice dramatically changes the feel of Kubrick's adaptation of Lolita.  In fact, not only is Humbert's voice absent, but many elements are different in Kubrick's adaptation from Nabokov's novel.  Humbert is a different character, Lolita is older, and Clare Quilty has a much larger presence.  The differences between the novel and the film will be explored and how they ultimately change the film into its own being and what Kubrick intended for the viewers to get out of watching his film.  The late 50s and early 60s culture also had a large impact on Kubrick's reimagination of the narrative.  It was a time when films were more leniently produced as the audience's tolerance and the diversity grew.  In these boundaries, Kubrick had to direct a film that was suited for the audience of that era and to his vision.