Continuity mistake: When Lolita begins to undress in front of Humbert, she is wearing her school uniform. Her shirt first appears tucked in, then out and then in again.
Lolita (1997)
Plot summary
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain
Humbert (Jeremy Irons) stays in a house. The landlord is Charlotte Haze (Melanie Griffith) and Humbert becomes obsessed with her daughter Dolores (who is the lolita). Humbert marries Charlotte, and when Dolores went to a camp. Charlotte finds out that Humbert doesn't like her at all and is actually interested in Dolores. Charlotte gets killed by a car accident. Humbert (as a stepfather by now) takes Dolores and they go for a road trip.
More mistakes in Lolita
Humbert: I was not quite prepared for the reality of my dual role. On the one hand, the willing corruptor of an innocent, and on the other, Humbert the happy housewife.
Trivia: In all the scenes where Jeremy Irons and Dominique Swain had physical contact, Jeremy Irons had to wear a pillow on his lap since Swain was underage at the time of filming.
Question: When Lolita enters Humbert's room for the very first time, she asks him if she's getting a zit. According to Google, zit was used to define a pimple circa 1966. The movie takes place in 1947. Was the slang used back then?
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Answer: It could have been. Lolita might have used a relatively new term, and also how can one really pinpoint the first time a term was used? Maybe it was more mainstream in 1966, but kids could have been using the expression for several years.