Lolita (1962) - You Never Let Me Have Any Fun Scene (9/10) | Movieclips

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Humbert (James Mason) shows his jealous side when he interrogates Lolita (Sue Lyon) about her activities outside of the house.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
"How did they make a movie out of Lolita?" teased the print ads of this Stanley Kubrick production. The answer: by adding three years to the title character's age. The original Vladimir Nabokov novel caused no end of scandal by detailing the romance between a middle-aged intellectual and a 12-year-old nymphet. The affair is "cleansed" ever so slightly in the film by making Lolita a 15-year-old (portrayed by 16-year-old Sue Lyon). In adapting his novel to film, Nabokov downplayed the wicked satire and sensuality of the material, concentrating instead on the story's farcical aspects. James Mason plays professor Humbert Humbert, who while waiting to begin a teaching post in the United States rents a room from blowzy Shelley Winters. Winters immediately falls for the worldly Humbert, but he only has eyes for his landlady's nubile daughter Lolita. The professor goes so far as to marry Winters so that he can remain near to the object of his ardor. Turning up like a bad penny at every opportunity is smarmy TV writer Quilty (Peter Sellers), who seems inordinately interested in Humbert's behavior. When Winters happens to read Humbert's diary, she is so revolted by his lustful thoughts that she runs blindly into the street, where she is struck and killed by a car. Without telling Lolita that her mother is dead, Humbert packs her into the car and goes on a cross-country trip, dogged every inch of the way by a mysterious pursuer. Once she gets over the shock of her mother's death, Lolita is agreeable to inaugurating an affair with her stepfather (this is handled very, very discreetly, despite the slavering critical assessments of 1962). But when the girl begins discovering boys her own age, she drifts away from Humbert. One day, she leaves without warning. This is humiliation enough for Humbert; but when he discovers who her secret lover really is, the results are fatal.

CREDITS:
TM & © Warner Bros. (1962)
Cast: Sue Lyon, James Mason
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Producers: James B. Harris, Eliot Hyman
Screenwriters: Vladimir Nabokov, Stanley Kubrick

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[haintedhouse]

" oh, you're a fine one to talk about someone elses mind" haha one of Lolitas best lines.

[Riki]

I've always wondered... Why do people in old movies have such a specific weird accent in english that NO ONE has anymore?

[Micho]

I can't tell who's worse, people who don't get the point of the story or people who romanticize it

[jennyoyster]

This Lolita is so sassy, lol. I love it.

[troygoodall]

Sue Lyon looked so beautiful. Sadly she is gone now. She will be greatly missed. R.I.P

[snowkittten]

He takes forever to paint her toes lol

[TallSilentGuy]

He is dictating what she can or cannot do regarding her social life, yet at the same time he is painting her toenails in a servile manner. Weird combination!

[DaniGXx]

Okay I watch the ‘97 version this morning and this girl looks so much like Dominique Swain I love how good they casted

[Clockwork_]

Grooming her literally and figuratively.

[Blindstromives]

James Mason was an absolutely terrific actor. I first saw him as Captain Nemo in 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea. Since this period of time, I have seen him in many excellent films.

[starsanddust]

R.I.P. Suellyn Lyon
10/07/1946- 26/12/2019
“I knew I had fallen in love with Lolita forever; but I also knew she would not be forever Lolita.”
-Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, 1955.
Forever will be missed.

[mrs.greene]

You still love me, she says, completely he says even though he's keeping her a prisoner who's not allowed friends or freedom.

[poetcomic]

Sue Lyons who is vaguely remembered as a 'ditzy blond' was an actress of such talent and presence that she was given key roles in films by MAJOR directors Stanley Kubrick, John Huston and John Ford. Her career high point was fairly brief but... dazzling.

[kweejibodali]

it was very powerful when the teacher was discussing Lolita, talking about how she changes from being very self possessed, to having no control... it is a very perceptively written piece, and not featured in this scene, but is too perfect

[aleisinwndrlen]

God, I'm late (and I really hate that fact) but, I'm here to pay my respect to late Sue Lyon. Such a marvelous actress. So sad to hear her passing. May you rejoin your family as well as two of the greatest directors ever (whom you have worked for) John Huston and Stanley Kubrick. Godspeed!

[cindy-hzxb]

You would never know this was sues first major role. She was wonderful in this

[caf]

with the way herpbert warps everything if you look at lolita’s words, you can tell that they were likely said less like a cheating seductress and more like a kid who was just trying to survive. god i feel horrible for her

[Angie_flores]

So.. no ones going to comment on how creepy this is

[bittersweetCatnip]

jfc every bit of dialogue is just a barrage of red flags and warning signs

[poetcomic]

Sue Lyons was not some blond bimbo but the clear choice of two of the greatest directors, John Huston and Stanley Kubrick for key roles in two serious and demanding films. Lolita and Night of the Iguana. I do not think she was given her due.