"Lolita: Great Novel or Not, The Movie is a Pedophile's Fantasy" by Nancy Marsden

This article argues that the film Lolita, specifically the Adrian Lyne's remake, hides behind a blissful ignorance of it's original creation in the fifties. The article explains the film's marketing as a veiled attempt to elicit erotic thrill. By describing the film as "a journey to paradise lit by hell's flames," Showtime (who produced the film), it suggests that there is something pleasurable about Lolita. The film attempts to structure Lolita as a "woman trapped in a child's body, a 'nymphet'" (Marsden 1). Does this framing allow viewers to identify with the pedophilic protagonist? It seems as though the construction of Lolita allows for a safe, excusable erotic gaze. This film differs from more modern pedophile portrayals, by demonizing the child- not the pedophile. Is this film and it's marketing really an attempt to appeal to some kind of perverse fascination with juvenile sexuality?