Lolita
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Lolita is a 1962 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel, directed by Stanley Kubrick and noted for its provocative exploration of obsession and taboo desire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lolita canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8319934 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lolita Context triple: [John Alcott, notableWork, Lolita]
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A.
Lolita
Lolita is the controversial young heroine of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel, whose relationship with the older Humbert Humbert explores themes of obsession, manipulation, and moral ambiguity.
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B.
Moi... Lolita
"Moi... Lolita" is a 2000 French pop song that launched singer Alizée to fame with its catchy melody and provocative, Lolita-themed lyrics.
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C.
Bienvenidos al Lolita
Bienvenidos al Lolita is a Spanish television drama series created by Álex Pina that centers on the lives and struggles of the staff and performers of a cabaret club.
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D.
Lolita (1997 film)
Lolita (1997 film) is a 1997 drama directed by Adrian Lyne, adapting Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel about a middle-aged professor’s obsessive and illicit relationship with a young girl.
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E.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lolita Target entity description: Lolita is a 1962 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel, directed by Stanley Kubrick and noted for its provocative exploration of obsession and taboo desire.
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A.
Lolita
Lolita is the controversial young heroine of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel, whose relationship with the older Humbert Humbert explores themes of obsession, manipulation, and moral ambiguity.
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B.
Moi... Lolita
"Moi... Lolita" is a 2000 French pop song that launched singer Alizée to fame with its catchy melody and provocative, Lolita-themed lyrics.
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C.
Bienvenidos al Lolita
Bienvenidos al Lolita is a Spanish television drama series created by Álex Pina that centers on the lives and struggles of the staff and performers of a cabaret club.
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D.
Lolita (1997 film)
Lolita (1997 film) is a 1997 drama directed by Adrian Lyne, adapting Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel about a middle-aged professor’s obsessive and illicit relationship with a young girl.
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E.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lolita (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Vladimir Nabokov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| censorshipContext | Production Code era Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Charlotte Haze
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clare Quilty NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolores Haze NERFINISHED ⓘ Humbert Humbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Oswald Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Stanley Kubrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Anthony Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Lolita (1997 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Lolita (novel) plot with changes for censorship ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
James Mason as Humbert Humbert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Sellers as Clare Quilty NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelley Winters as Charlotte Haze NERFINISHED ⓘ Sue Lyon as Dolores "Lolita" Haze ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | Approved (with restrictions) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nelson Riddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between middle-aged man and adolescent girl ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of a controversial novel
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controversial subject matter ⓘ exploration of obsession ⓘ exploration of taboo desire ⓘ |
| partOf | Stanley Kubrick filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | James B. Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
MGM
NERFINISHED
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Seven Arts Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 152 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Stanley Kubrick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vladimir Nabokov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starring |
James Mason
NERFINISHED
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Peter Sellers NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelley Winters NERFINISHED ⓘ Sue Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lolita Description of subject: Lolita is a 1962 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel, directed by Stanley Kubrick and noted for its provocative exploration of obsession and taboo desire.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.