This book offers critical studies of films that adapted works by Vladimir Nabokov. One of the most screened twentieth century authors (with over ten books adapted for cinema), his works are full of quirky and forbidden romance, and his writing is renowned for its cinematic qualities (e.g., frames, stage directions, and descriptions suggesting specific camera positions and movements). Films discussed include Lolita (both Kubrick's 1962 and Lyne's 1997 versions), Richardson's Laughter in the Dark (1969), Skolimowski's King, Queen, Knave (1972), Fassbinder's Despair (1978), Foulon's Mademoiselle…mehr
This book offers critical studies of films that adapted works by Vladimir Nabokov. One of the most screened twentieth century authors (with over ten books adapted for cinema), his works are full of quirky and forbidden romance, and his writing is renowned for its cinematic qualities (e.g., frames, stage directions, and descriptions suggesting specific camera positions and movements). Films discussed include Lolita (both Kubrick's 1962 and Lyne's 1997 versions), Richardson's Laughter in the Dark (1969), Skolimowski's King, Queen, Knave (1972), Fassbinder's Despair (1978), Foulon's Mademoiselle O (1994), Kuik's An Affair of Honor (1999), Gorris' The Luzhin Defence (2000), and Rohmer's The Triple Agent (2004). A final chapter discusses similarities between Nabokov and Jean-Luc Godard.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ewa Mazierska is professor in film studies at the University of Central Lancashire and principal editor of a journal Studies in Eastern European Cinema. She has published over twenty monographs and edited collections, including From Self-Fulfillment to Survival of the Fittest: Work in European Cinema from the 1960s to the Present, Postcolonial Approaches to Eastern European Cinema: Representing Neighbours on Screen (with Eva Näripea and Lars Kristensen), and Work in Cinema: Labor and Human Condition. Mazierska's work has been translated into almost twenty languages, including French, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Portugese, Estonian, and Serbian.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Nabokov's Afterlife in Cinema 1. Humbert Between Dignity and Romanticism: Lolita by Stanley Kubrick (1962) and Adrian Lyne (1997) 2. Going Blind in Swinging London: Laughter in the Dark by Tony Richardson (1969) 3. Nabokov, or the Logic of Late Capitalism: King, Queen, Knave by Jerzy Skolimowski (1972) 4. Escape into a Different Person, Escape into a Different Reality: Despair by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1978) 5. Remembrance of Things Unspoken: Mademoiselle O by Jérôme Foulon (1994) 6. Duel in Contemporary Estonia: An Affair of Honor by Valentin Kuik (1999) 7. Nabokov as a Gentle Feminist: The Luzhin Defence by Marleen Gorris (2000) 8. From B-Movie Script to Greek Tragedy: "The Assistant Producer" by Vladimir Nabokov, and Triple Agent by Eric Rohmer (2004) 9. Vladimir Nabokov and Jean-Luc Godard Appendix: Films Discussed in the Book Chapter Notes Works Cited Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Nabokov's Afterlife in Cinema 1. Humbert Between Dignity and Romanticism: Lolita by Stanley Kubrick (1962) and Adrian Lyne (1997) 2. Going Blind in Swinging London: Laughter in the Dark by Tony Richardson (1969) 3. Nabokov, or the Logic of Late Capitalism: King, Queen, Knave by Jerzy Skolimowski (1972) 4. Escape into a Different Person, Escape into a Different Reality: Despair by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1978) 5. Remembrance of Things Unspoken: Mademoiselle O by Jérôme Foulon (1994) 6. Duel in Contemporary Estonia: An Affair of Honor by Valentin Kuik (1999) 7. Nabokov as a Gentle Feminist: The Luzhin Defence by Marleen Gorris (2000) 8. From B-Movie Script to Greek Tragedy: "The Assistant Producer" by Vladimir Nabokov, and Triple Agent by Eric Rohmer (2004) 9. Vladimir Nabokov and Jean-Luc Godard Appendix: Films Discussed in the Book Chapter Notes Works Cited Index
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