Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0000514, Sat, 18 Mar 1995 10:47:50 -0800

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Re: MORE ON NEW FILM LOLITA! (fwd)
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EDITOR'S NOTE. Galya Diment replies to Steven Benko's item that David
Mamet is the script writer for the new LOLITA. DBJ

From: Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>

I did know that but I forgot -- I am therefore withdrawing my "rosy"
Hollywood script (Mamet may actually focus on the "abused child" aspect of
the story given his own early life, and he probably knows better than to
agree with casting Grant as HH. Whether he'll be asked is, of course, a
different matter...) GD

Galya Diment

On Fri, 17 Mar 1995, Donald Barton Johnson wrote:

> EDITOR'S NOTE: Before Mamet, Harold Pinter did a script which was not
> used. I vaguely recall hearing that it was thought too steamy.
>
> From:Steven A. Benko <JWBENKO@MUSIC.LOYNO.EDU>
>
>
> you all know that david mamet wrote the screenplay for the new movie,
> right?
>
> steven.
>