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...freshmen are going to be a force to reckoned with," said senior co-captain Courtney Swain. "Not only are they extremely talented, but they're energetic and enthusiastic...

Author: By Tim M. Martin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Swimming Ready To Get Season Started | 11/18/1998 | See Source »

...team's really going to benefit from their emotional presence and the depth they've given the team," Swain added...

Author: By Tim M. Martin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Swimming Ready To Get Season Started | 11/18/1998 | See Source »

Starring Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Dominique Swain...

Author: By Irene J. Hahn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Film About Film: Lyne's 'Lolita' Opens | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

Following the obsession of 45-year-old Humbert Humbert (Jeremy Irons) with 12-year-old Dolores Haze (Dominique Swain) the girl Humbert dubs Lolita, the film shows Humbert doing everything in his power to be near her--even marrying Dolores' mother, Charlotte Haze (Melanie Griffith). Following Charlotte's death under questionable circumstances, Humbert takes off on a cross-country journey with his young love, only to find that he is being pursued by a mysterious stranger, Clare Quilty (Frank Langella...

Author: By Irene J. Hahn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Film About Film: Lyne's 'Lolita' Opens | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

...Lolita, Dominique Swain is a little too pouty; she chews gum and candy so perpetually and is so addicted to comic books that her character becomes rather tiresome. Similarly, Melanie Griffith, in the role of Dolores Haze, is so flaky that we are bored of her presence all too soon. Neither is a particularly likeable character, although this seems to have been a calculated move on Lyne's part. The effect of this is to turn our sympathies to Humbert, played perfectly by Jeremy Irons, whose expressive face beautifully conveys his longings and inner torment. Reserved and elegant, Irons' character...

Author: By Irene J. Hahn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Film About Film: Lyne's 'Lolita' Opens | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

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