Lolita (1955 novel)

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Lolita: 1 line the host's read ×1

1. lineage (adaptation): Lolita (1955 novel) ⇒ Lolita (the host's read). The 1962 film is adapted from Nabokov's novel; the speaker reads Crowther's review saying the film keeps the names and a resemblance of plot.

   “They made a movie from a script in which the characters have the same name as the characters in the book, and the plot bears a resemblance to the original”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:47:47 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Connected to

Lolita: 3 lines craft ×1 unmapped ×1 lineage ×1

1. craft (structural change): Lolita (1955 novel) → Lolita. Kubrick's stated reason for restructuring: the novel's narrative interest drops once Humbert gets Lolita into bed.

   “Kubrick's take, says, the main problem with the book is, and even with the film is the main narrative interest initially boils down to Will Humbrick, get Lolita into bed.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:10:44 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

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craft (1)

1. craft (structural change): Lolita (1955 novel) → Lolita. Kubrick's stated reason for restructuring: the novel's narrative interest drops once Humbert gets Lolita into bed.

   “Kubrick's take, says, the main problem with the book is, and even with the film is the main narrative interest initially boils down to Will Humbrick, get Lolita into bed.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:10:44 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

1. lineage (adaptation): Lolita (1955 novel) → Lolita. The 1962 film is adapted from Nabokov's novel; the speaker reads Crowther's review saying the film keeps the names and a resemblance of plot.

   “They made a movie from a script in which the characters have the same name as the characters in the book, and the plot bears a resemblance to the original”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:47:47 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

1. unmapped (what the code changed): Lolita (1955 novel) → Lolita. Kubrick says the film could not portray the obsession, so it implies Humbert loves her from the start.

   “Whereas in the, he says, in my film, the fact that his sexual obsession could not be portrayed at all, just implies that he's in love with her from the start.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:40:09 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

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