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Laughter in the Dark is the story of a married man’s destructive obsession with an attractive young girl. Not a shocking thematic departure for Nabokov, but the novel nonetheless has its own unique character.
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- Vladimir Nabokov
This docu-comedy follows Chonda on an emotional roller-coaster, descending to despairing depths—but rising to victorious heights of laughter, faith & perseverance. An intimate look into the life...
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Laughter in the Dark (Original Russian title: Ка́мера обску́ра, Camera obscura) is a novel written by Vladimir Nabokov and serialised in Sovremennye zapiski in 1932.
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
- 1932
Oct 5, 2021 · A mannequin found hanging in a California funhouse — forebodingly called “Laff in the Dark” — is jostled too hard. Its arm falls off, revealing bone and human-looking tissue. The horror sets...
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Dec 4, 2014 · The new version (Nabokov’s first English literary production), which he retitled "Laughter in the Dark," is a masterful short novel about an older man's obsession with a...
Laughter in the Dark: Directed by Tony Richardson. With Nicol Williamson, Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Drouot, Peter Bowles. A married middle-aged art critic and 16-year-old Margot begin an affair and develop a troublesome mutually parasitic relationship.
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Dec 17, 1989 · 4.4 478 ratings. See all formats and editions. Amidst a Weimar-era milieu of silent film stars, artists, and aspirants, Nabokov creates a merciless masterpiece as Albinus, an aging critic, falls prey to his own desires, to his teenage mistress, and to Axel Rex, the scheming rival for her affections who finds his greatest joy in the downfall of ...
