You Must Remember This 90’s Lolitas Volume 2: Adrian Lyne’s Lolita (Erotic 90’s, Part 18)
Oct 3, 2023
Adrian Lyne, director known for making successful movies, discusses the challenges in adapting the controversial novel Lolita into a film in the late 90s. He talks about the struggles to find publishers and gain commercial success. The podcast also explores the cultural climate surrounding the topic of eroticizing children and the controversy and reception of the film.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Adapting Lolita: Challenges and Controversy
02:17 • 18min
The Departure of Richard Zannick and the Influence on Lolita's Perception
19:58 • 5min
Financial Challenges and Casting Controversy
24:48 • 9min
Financial App, Therapy, and Filming with Body Double
33:39 • 5min
Analyzing the Film Adaptation of 'Lolita'
38:18 • 15min
Controversy Surrounding the Film Lolita and its Difficulty in Finding a Distributor
53:43 • 3min
The Controversy and Reception of 'Lolita'
56:56 • 23min