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I discussed Leon in a post dated April 30, 2005, with the subject line "Filming Humbert's Pedophilia." It can be found in the archives.
Jim Twiggs
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Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] Carolyn's complaint
In a message dated 17/05/2010 17:51:57 GMT Daylight Time,
chaiselongue@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
I would
> like to see more discussion about Nabokov in relation to other writers. I
> would like to see his ideas discussed and challenged.
Not that the following directly follows from the above, but it
prompts me to ask: Has there been any discussion on this list about Luc Besson's
film "Leon" in relation either to Lolita, or the two films? I saw Leon
for the first time about a week ago, and was (to use an adverb currently
colossally popular among UK politicians) hugely impressed. In my view this
film was far, far superior to Kubrick's Lolita. I haven't seen the other one
with Irons. It also seemed to contrast constructively and revealingly with
Nabokov's original. Nabokov would have been infinitely better served by Besson,
than by clumsy, clunky Kubrick, one of my least favourite
film-makers.
Charles
Harrison-Wallace
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From: "Chaswe@AOL.COM" <Chaswe@AOL.COM>
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Sent: Mon, May 17, 2010 1:57:27 PM
Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] Carolyn's complaint
In a message dated 17/05/2010 17:51:57 GMT Daylight Time,
chaiselongue@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
I would
> like to see more discussion about Nabokov in relation to other writers. I
> would like to see his ideas discussed and challenged.
Not that the following directly follows from the above, but it
prompts me to ask: Has there been any discussion on this list about Luc Besson's
film "Leon" in relation either to Lolita, or the two films? I saw Leon
for the first time about a week ago, and was (to use an adverb currently
colossally popular among UK politicians) hugely impressed. In my view this
film was far, far superior to Kubrick's Lolita. I haven't seen the other one
with Irons. It also seemed to contrast constructively and revealingly with
Nabokov's original. Nabokov would have been infinitely better served by Besson,
than by clumsy, clunky Kubrick, one of my least favourite
film-makers.
Charles
Harrison-Wallace
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