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The movie tells the story of urbane professor Humbert Humbert, a fine and distinguished gentleman who marries a New England widow, only to take advantage of her nymphet daughter, Dolores.
Lyne's update on this comic, bittersweet tale benefits mightily from a clever screenplay by Stephen Schiff and terrific performances by the movie's two leads.
[VIDEO ESSAY] Although it is considered sacrilege in some circles to say it, Adrian Lyne's 1997 film version of Vladimir Nabokov's often banned 1954 novel is a vast improvement over Stanley Kubrick's beloved 1962 version.