, ▁directed ▁by ▁Ad rian ▁Ly ne , ▁st arring ▁Jer emy ▁Ir ons ▁as ▁Hum bert , ▁Mel anie ▁Griff ith ▁as ▁Charlotte ▁and ▁Domin ique ▁Sw ain ▁as ▁L ol ita . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁widely ▁public ized ▁as ▁being ▁more ▁faithful ▁to ▁N ab ok ov ▁than ▁the ▁Kub rick ▁film . ▁Although ▁many ▁observed ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁( such ▁as ▁Er ica ▁J ong ▁writing ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Ob server ), ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁well ▁received ▁as ▁Kub rick ' s ▁version , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁box ▁office ▁bomb , ▁first ▁shown ▁on ▁the ▁Show time ▁cable ▁network , ▁then ▁released ▁the atr ically , ▁gross ing ▁only ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁at ▁the ▁US ▁box ▁office ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁$ 6 2 ▁million ▁budget . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁films ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Richard ▁Cor l iss , ▁L ol ita ▁London : ▁British ▁Film ▁Institute , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ; ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁P ages ▁ 3 4 – 6 4 ▁are ▁focused ▁on ▁L ol ita ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 s ▁comedy - d rama ▁films ▁Category : American ▁black - and - white ▁films ▁Category : American ▁comedy - d rama ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : American ▁non linear ▁narr ative ▁films ▁Category : American ▁rom antic ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : B rit ish