Vladimir Nabokov

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Vladimir Nabokov

Born April 22, 1899 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Died July 2, 1977 · aged 78

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1899-1977) was a Russian-born multilingual novelist, poet, translator, critic and entomologist considered the foremost of the post-1917 émigré authors. Born in Imperial Russia in 1899, Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian while living in Berlin. He achieved international acclaim and prominence after moving to the United States, where he began writing in En…

Known For

LolitaLolita · 1997
Lolita
★ 7.11997
MovieDramaRomance
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
Russian LolitaRussian Lolita · 2007
Russian Lolita
★ 5.32007
MovieRomanceDrama
Very loosely based on Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’, this is the story of a writer renting a room at a single mother’s house that starts an affair with the daughter of her.
LolitaLolita · 1962
Lolita
★ 7.31962
MovieDramaComedy
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
The Luzhin DefenceThe Luzhin Defence · 2000
The Luzhin Defence
★ 6.42000
MovieRomanceDrama
Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love.
King, Queen, KnaveKing, Queen, Knave · 1972
King, Queen, Knave
★ 4.51972
MovieComedyMystery
The young orphan Frank finds himself deep in the romantic clutches of his uncle's sensual wife. After Frank's parents die, he goes to live with his aunt Martha and uncle Charles. Sexy Martha entices Frank into her embrace then wants him to kill her husband so that they can live off of his money. Frank wouldn't mind so much, but he really likes his uncle.
DespairDespair · 1978
Despair
★ 6.51978
MovieDramaThriller
Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.
Longing for Sandy BayLonging for Sandy Bay · 2011
Longing for Sandy Bay
★ 5.12011
MovieDramaRomance
Workaholic geologist Timothy Deveraux is estranged from his wife, psychotherapist Antoinette. She seduces the big doctor, Dr. Sam Long, before telling him that she is married. The two share a close bond with ecological conservation, so when an arson incident comes up, Timothy feels compelled to destroy the mining company of his new Australian employer.
Laughter in the DarkLaughter in the Dark · 1969
Laughter in the Dark
★ 4.31969
MovieDrama
Swinging London in the 1960s. Deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young woman, resulting in a mutually parasitic relationship.

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