▁on ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁left ▁with ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁promised ▁her ▁gl amour . ▁However , ▁he ▁then ▁demanded ▁she ▁join ▁his ▁dep ra ved ▁l ifest yle , ▁including ▁acting ▁in ▁his ▁" art " ▁films , ▁which ▁she ▁veh ement ly ▁refused . ▁ ▁Hum bert ▁beg s ▁L ol ita ▁to ▁leave ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁come ▁away ▁with ▁him , ▁but ▁she ▁decl ines . ▁Hum bert ▁gives ▁L ol ita ▁$ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , ▁explaining ▁it ▁as ▁her ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁house , ▁and ▁leaves ▁to ▁shoot ▁Qu ilty ▁in ▁his ▁m ansion , ▁where ▁the ▁film ▁began . ▁The ▁ep ilog ue ▁explains ▁that ▁Hum bert ▁died ▁of ▁coron ary ▁th rom b osis ▁await ing ▁trial ▁for ▁Qu ilty ' s ▁murder . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁D irection ▁With ▁N ab ok ov ' s ▁consent , ▁Kub rick ▁changed ▁the ▁order ▁in ▁which ▁events ▁unfold ed ▁by ▁moving ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁novel ' s ▁ending ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁a ▁literary ▁device ▁known ▁as ▁in ▁med ias ▁res . ▁Kub rick ▁determined ▁that ▁while ▁this ▁sacrific ed ▁a ▁great ▁ending , ▁it ▁helped ▁maintain ▁interest , ▁as ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁sag ged ▁half way ▁through ▁once ▁Hum bert ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁sed uc ing ▁L ol ita . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁half ▁contains ▁an ▁od ys sey ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁though ▁the ▁novel