Nabokov's cinematic afterlife [electronic resource] / Ewa Mazierska.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2011.Description: viii, 235 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/75 22
LOC classification:
  • PG3476.N3 Z7375 2011eb
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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 Jerome Foulon -- Duel in contemporary Estonia : An affair of honor 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.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 Jerome Foulon -- Duel in contemporary Estonia : An affair of honor 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.

"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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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