Nabokov's cinematic afterlife / Ewa Mazierska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mazierska, Ewa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977--Film adaptations.

Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977.

Motion pictures and literature.

Genre:

Film adaptations.

Physical Description:

viii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011]

Summary:

"This work offers critical studies of films that adapted works by Vladimir Nabokov. One of the most screened twentieth century authors (with over 10 books adapted for cinema), his works are full of quirky and forbidden romance, and his writing is renowned for its cinematic qualities. A final chapter compares the similarities between Nabokov and Jean-Luc Godard"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Nabokov's afterlife in cinema

Humbert between dignity and romanticism : Lolita by Stanley Kubrick (1962) and Adrian Lyne (1997)

Going blind in swinging London : Laughter in the dark (1969) by Tony Richardson

Nabokov, or the logic of late capitalism : King, queen, knave (1972) by Jerzy Skolimowski

Escape into a different person, escape into a different reality : Despair (1978) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rememberance of things unspoken : Mademoiselle O by Jérôme Foulon

Duel in contemporary Estonia : An affair of honor (1999) by Valentin Kuik

Nabokov as a gentle feminist : The Luzhin defence (2000) by Marleen Gorris

From b-movie script to Greek tragedy : "The assistant producer" by Vladimir Nabokov, and Triple agent (2004) by Eric Rohmer

Vladimir Nabokov and Jean-Luc Godard.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786445431

0786445432

OCLC:

630498288