Lolita
Taste attributes: crimedramaromanceslowheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allself destruction/implosiontroubled leadsunlikely connections
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Boxlist takeA contained, heavy crime drama: stirring and slow-burning. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Seven Arts Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
