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Originally Posted by Dubnjoy000
Not that it will change anything to Lolita (for the record, I liked it, but definitely not my favorite by Kubrick), he originally tried to do an adaptation of Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller. I guess Kubrick had his mind set on attacking directly censorship in cinema perhaps... That said, Miller was too old, less defiant and since Henry and already in court defending his controversial book, thus turning down Kubrick's offer. Enter plan B and Lolita (where this book was encountering a similar fate to Mille's novel).
I would of loved to see how Kubrick would of adapted Tropic of Cancer on the big screen... oh well.
Interesting, didn't know that. FTR I don't think Lolita is really a
bad movie. A bit of a bore maybe, but I'm grading it on a very steep curve.
A related sidenote: I finally caved on a Kubrick bluray box-set (the newly released Masterpiece Collection) earlier this week and it arrived yesterday. I have to say the
Stanley Kubrick Remembered documentary that was included was
very good and informative and gave great insight into certain areas of his life that I'd never seen/heard about before (the bits of his estate that you see are really magnificent). I'd rate it above
A Life in Pictures. The
Stanley Kubrick In Focus thing (where other directors discuss his influence) was also good, albeit rather slight. William Friedkin in particular was hilariously lavish in his praise at certain moments. And I almost flipped off my TV when Nolan came on and said the thing that always amazes him about SK's movie is his faith in the audience. Of course.