▁which ▁bring ▁L ol ita ' s ▁mis ery ▁to ▁the ▁fore front , ▁n ud ging ▁Hum bert ' s ▁ob session ▁tempor arily ▁off ▁center - stage . ▁... N ab ok ov ' s ▁wife , ▁V era , ▁ins isted — right ly — on ▁' the ▁path os ▁of ▁L ol ita ' s ▁utter ▁l onel iness .' ... ▁In ▁Kub rick ' s ▁film , ▁one ▁good ▁so bf est ▁and ▁dead ▁mom my ▁is ▁forgotten . ▁Hum bert , ▁to ▁calm ▁her ▁down , ▁has ▁promised ▁her ▁a ▁brand - new ▁hi - fi ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁latest ▁records . ▁The ▁same ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁ends ▁with ▁L ol ita ▁so bb ing , ▁despite ▁Hum bert ▁having ▁p lied ▁her ▁with ▁g ifts ▁all ▁day ." ▁B ordo ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁" Em phas izing ▁L ol ita ' s ▁sad ness ▁and ▁loss ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁j ib ed , ▁of ▁course , ▁with ▁the ▁film ' s ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁inf lect ing ▁the ▁' dark ' ▁with ▁the ▁com ic ; ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁alter ed ▁the ▁over wh el ming ly ▁ir onic , ▁anti - sent iment al ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁movie ." ▁When ▁the ▁novel ▁briefly ▁gives ▁us ▁evidence ▁of ▁L ol ita ' s ▁sad ness ▁and ▁mis ery , ▁Hum bert ▁gl oss es ▁over ▁it ▁but ▁the ▁film ▁om its ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Professor ▁Hum bert ▁Crit ic ▁Greg