Lo.Lee.Ta. - A Montage Narrative
The Narrator as Cinematographer in Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita
The paper explores Lev Kuleshov's groundbreaking experiment in film editing, which illustrated the power of viewer perception in interpreting emotions. By combining a single shot of actor Ivan Mosjoukine with various scenes, including a bowl of soup and a child in a coffin, the audience was led to believe they were witnessing different emotional responses. This phenomenon, known as the Kuleshov Effect, reveals how context influences emotional interpretation, emphasizing the active role of viewers in constructing meaning from visual media.
