Nabokov's cinematic afterlife
By: Ewa Mazierska
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780786445431
Subjects: Film adaptations; Motion pictures and literature
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Nabokov's afterlife in cinema; title: Humbert between dignity and romanticism : Lolita by Stanley Kubrick (1962) and Adrian Lyne (1997); title: Going blind in swinging London : Laughter in the dark (1969) by Tony Richardson; title: Nabokov, or the logic of late capitalism : King, queen, knave (1972) by Jerzy Skolimowski; title: Escape into a different person, escape into a different reality : Despair (1978) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder; title: Rememberance of things unspoken : Mademoiselle O by Jérôme Foulon; title: Duel in contemporary Estonia : An affair of honor (1999) by Valentin Kuik; title: Nabokov as a gentle feminist : The Luzhin defence (2000) by Marleen Gorris; title: From b-movie script to Greek tragedy : "The assistant producer" by Vladimir Nabokov, and Triple agent (2004) by Eric Rohmer; title: Vladimir Nabokov and Jean-Luc Godard.