STANLEY KUBRICK | UK, USA | 1962 | 153 MIN | NR | ENGLISH
The Lynchian horror that exists behind the closed doors of idyllic suburban homes is on full display in Kubrick’s adaptation of the controversial, and criminally misunderstood, Nabokov novel about a horrible monster taking advantage of a single mother and her child.
Cast: James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon, Peter Sellers
Part of the Philadelphia Film Society's In Dreams: David Lynch Film Series.
On January 16th, 2025, the world lost a true, unabashed artist that left behind fascinating and terrifying works that continually transformed the scope of cinema, sound, and the visual arts. By surrendering to his subconscious, David Lynch exposed the hidden depth and paradox of human existence through the visceral and conscious, nightmares and dreams, beauty and ugliness, sycamores and Douglas firs to create astonishing works of art we didn’t know we needed. As PFS gears up to celebrate the former Philly resident later this year, we present an ongoing series of films that had an effect, sometimes profound, on Lynch and encourage a new lens of viewing for these wildly different films.