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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.
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.
Laughter in the Dark (French: La Chambre obscure) is a 1969 romantic drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Nicol Williamson, Anna Karina and Jean-Claude Drouot. It was based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Nabokov, with the setting changed from 1930s Berlin to 1960s Swinging London.
About Laughter in the Dark. 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 others.
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.
Laughter in the Dark. Vladimir Nabokov. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Feb 16, 2011 - Fiction - 304 pages. Amidst a Weimar-era milieu of silent film stars, artists, and aspirants, Nabokov...
