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Lolita (1962)

Lolita
I want you to live with me and die with me and everything with me!
—Prof. Humbert Humbert
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Misguided valentines, the strut, and the creep. And you, with a dip in your hip.

Exploitative, sinuous, slick-toed immodesty – the opening title sequence to Stanley Kubrick’s film of Vladimir Nabokov’s book and screenplay, Lolita, much like the film itself, remains controversial.

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Title Design: Chambers & Partners

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Title sequence

  • Category

    Film
  • Styles

    1960s, copyright line, live action, main title
Lolita
  • Film Director

    Stanley Kubrick
  • Release Date

    June 12, 1962
  • Aspect Ratio

    1.33:1
  • Studio

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Country

    UK
  • Language

    English
  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

Article

  • Writer

    Alexander Ulloa
  • Published

    February 13, 2009

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