Kubrick made it all too clear in this film. I think the actor is also, to show all the emotions and thoughts. Shelley Winters' mother, though contrived, is somewhat acceptable. Because that seems to be a less important role, and it really is to play a symbolic hindrance. Sue's Lolita is the best character in it. Because she seemed to be less than 16 years old at the time, the girl's demeanor was the most brilliant time. Even if you don't have to act, it's still brilliant. On the contrary, it was the first scene in which she appeared. When she looked at Humbert in a bikini, it was deliberate because the director repeatedly emphasized. However, the performance style of that era may be like that, and the audience needs to be "acted" to be satisfied.
The character played by James Mason is the least favorite. There are more "slick" and "rough" in his demeanor... In my impression, Humbert is delicate, sensitive, pale, sad... a person with the temperament of a classical European poet. James Mason's thick lines clearly don't fit the role.
The temperament of the film adaptation of this novel should be soothing, sad, beautiful and unrealistic. This sense of unreality is the deeper connotation of the novel~ This is not a story about an uncle who is obsessed with a girl, but a feeling of infatuation and disappointment.
Translating each line of poetry into vernacular, and then explaining in detail the connection between the next and the next sentence... will only make the poem lose its charm.
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