Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0004965, Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:15:33 -0800

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Re: Cinematogenic Nymphets (fwd)
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From: Luis Argandona <largandona@adimark.cl>

Hey! Great point!

I saw Luc Besson's "Leon" some five o six years ago and instantly I
thought: "this is the nymph to play Lo". I m very happy to read that
somebody else agree with me. Nathalie Portman role was great and I
didn't understand why that movie had a so low profile at its time.

Regards,

Luis Argandoña


> Dear List,
>
> As VN predicted many years ago, he is still remembered as the author
> of
> Lolita and translator of Eugene Onegin.
>
> A propos American beauties and starlets, personally, I find Nathalie
> Portman's part in Luc Besson's film LEON ,which has gone virtually
> unnoticed
> (and which, let me add, was brought out censored in the USA) the best
> "Lolita" I have ever seen, although Dominique Swain's interpretation
> is not
> without merit.
>
>
>