Words stanley kubricks interviews archivio kubrick. In some cases, alternative titles are also given, as quoted in most of the books about stanley kubrick. This book is incredibly interesting for any kubrick fan. Essays range from academic criticism to biography to technical discussions of the groundbreaking techniques used by. The stanley kubrick archives by alison castle waterstones. Stanley kubricks most popular book is a clockwork orange. Ranging from 1959 to 1987 and including kubricks conversations with gene siskel, jeremy bernstein, gene d. The social network and 12 more movies that defined a generation its hard to know what to expect of the man if youve only seen his films. Interviews is an excellent collection of discussions with one of the 20th centurys greatest artists. The unrelated sequences which characterize the plot construction of kubricks adaptations are, on the one hand, inserted in symmetrical syuzhet structures, in which the end mirrors the beginning, as in a clockwork orange, barry lyndon, and eyes wide shut, andor in plots strongly ordered into parts, as in 2001. This is the first book to explore stanley kubricks archives and the most comprehensive study of the filmmaker to date, divided into 2 parts.
This title is finally available again in a special anniversary edition. All titles below are given as they originally appeared in print. This collection of stanley kubrick interviews has been a joy to read, as kubrick is never anything but abnormally thoughtful and eloquent in his interviews, but one big thing i do regret is that he never talks about his film the shining in any of the interviews included in this book for some reason. Its hard to know what to expect of the man if youve only seen his films. The films in 1968, when stanley kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of 2001. Time out, new york this is the first book to explore stanley kubricks archives and the most comprehensive study of the filmmaker to date. Due to the untimely death of stanley kubrick in 1999 the ban was lifted and the film can now be shown in britain. This is something so fantastic, that i want to stay alive at least till this book comes out this fall. The stanley kubrick archives bibliotheca universalis. Complete versions were published in the french edition of ciments book in 1980.
No, i dont mind discussing it, on the lowest level, that is, straightforward explanation of the plot. Interviews conversations with filmmakers series phillips, gene d. From his first feature film, fear and desire 1953, to his final, posthumously released eyes wide shut 1999, stanley kubrick excelled at probing the dark corners. Stanley kubrick, american film director and writer who is widely considered one of the greatest directors of the 20th century.
Interviews conversations with filmmakers series gene d. Whats great about the book is many of the interviews were done as kubrick was shooting different movies. Stanley kubrick on avoiding interviews and explanations about. Additionally, come to think of it, a number of these pieces are not exactly interviews, more like. Odd, thought anthony frewin, the directors longtime friend. Today this special really has no meaning beyond that of a nostalgic one. One senses in those films painstaking craftsmanship, a furious intellect at work, a singleminded devotion. Books by stanley kubrick author of stanley kubricks.
Six months after stanley kubrick died, a world exclusive was published a supposed last interview on the set of eyes wide shut. Clarke, kubrick was intrigued to learn that bernstein was a fairly serious chess player. Oct 02, 2008 this title is finally available again in a special anniversary edition. Kubrick quote african genesis by robert ardrey to oppose rousseaus theory about the noble savage. Stanley kubrick interview with playboy magazine, 1968.
Phillips, and others, this book reveals kubrick s diverse interests nuclear energy and its consequences, space exploration, science fiction, literature, religion, psychoanalysis, the effects of violence, and even chess and discloses. Stanley kubrick on avoiding interviews and explanations. The social network and 12 more movies that defined a generation its hard to know what to. Cruise opens up about working with kubrick interviews. Kubrick has always been a huge influence on me and my work, particularly 2001 we used screenshots from the final scene of that film as reflections in early renderings of my pieces.
The book is a new addition to the presss jewish lives series of interpretive biographies, where the jewess joins semitic sisters including. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. One of the great film directors of our time, stanley kubrick had a profound influence on motion pictures. Stanley kubrick has 26 books on goodreads with 15348 ratings. This is a perfect gift for anyone who is a fan of film. This is the first book to explore stanley kubrick s archives and the most comprehensive study of the filmmaker to date, divided into 2 parts.
Yesterday we ran a list of 93 films beloved by stanley kubrick, which includes two by andrei tarkovsky. Interviews about stanley kubrick, 1970s film 31534 duration. Stanley kubrick didnt like giving long interviews, but he loved playing chess. We hear a familiar beep beep that resonates with the childhoods of so many who grew up mid 20th century and realize that danny is watching a roadrunner cartoon. Much of the controversy surrounding 2001 deals with the meaning of the metaphysical symbols that abound in the filmthe polished black monoliths, the orbital conjunction of earth, moon and sun at each stage of the monoliths intervention in human destiny, the stunning final kaleidoscopic maelstrom of time and space that. Throughout his 17year career as a moviemaker, stanley kubrick has committed himself to pushing the frontiers of film into new and often controversial regionsdespite the boxoffice problems and censorship battles that such a commitment invariably entails. Stanley kubricks napoleon limited edition taschen books. From his first feature film, fear and desire 1953, to his final. The stanley kubrick archives this book of archives is partly biography and partly cinematography. Michel ciments is the most informative, expansive and thoroughlyresearched book on the director or most directors for that matter i have ever read. Phillips, 9781578062973, available at book depository with free delivery.
Ranging from 1959 to 1987 and including kubrick s conversations with gene siskel, jeremy bernstein, gene d. Stanley kubricks rare 1965 interview with the new yorker. You expect one auteur to appreciate the work of another game recognize game, to use the modern parlance but the selection of solaris makes special sense. For the first time, his life will be portrayed in over 200 images from film, photographs, and the words and fullcolor paintings of christiane kubrick, his wife for over 42 years. All the essential documentaries on stanley kubrick. Considered by many including myself to be the greatest movie director of all time, kubrick was a brilliant man with a wide breadth of knowledge on. The stanley kubrick archives by alison castle, hardcover. The exhibition presents the complete oeuvre of the director stanley kubrick 19281999. This is the ultimate obsessive book on kubrick with respect to his research and thoughts on a film he never made. This book features twentytwo essays on kubrick and his work, including one by kubrick himself, as well as several interviews, a filmography, and an introduction to kubricks career.
Jan 08, 2001 this book is incredibly interesting for any kubrick fan. Jul 04, 2018 interviews about stanley kubrick, 1970s film 31534 duration. Jun 20, 2015 a rare interview with stanley kubrick. Stanley kubrick, peter delpeut, george sluizer, harry kumel, johanna ter steege and malcolm mcdowell. The book is really welldesigned and thought out, organized like a reference book, which is how i suppose kubrick. Accompanying the visual and archival material are essays by noted kubrick scholars, articles written by and about kubrick, and a selection of kubricks best interviews. So when the physicist and writer jeremy bernstein paid him a visit to gather material for a piece for the new yorker about a new film project he was writing with arthur c.
A list of books and essays about stanley kubrick and his films. Stanley kubrick, i had been told, hates interviews. Born in the bronx in new york city to jewish parents of austroromanian and polish origin, he became interested in photography at a young age, and after graduating high school he obtained a job with the primarily photographic magazine look, first working freelance and. You begin with an artifact left on earth 4,000,000 years ago by extraterrestrial explorers who observed the behavior of the manapes of the time and decided to influence their evolutionary progression. The writing and interviews are great, but the photos that showcases his work is superb. Theyre very slick, and they neatly evade this hateful conceptualizing. There is a halfhour long documentary that uses these tapes, but this is the full recording. Considered by many including myself to be the greatest movie director of all time, kubrick was a brilliant man with a wide breadth of knowledge on nearly any subject from filmmaking to history. Its all based on a book, traumnovelle, by arthur schnitzlera book kubrick didnt want them to read. An interview with stanley kubrick by philip strick and penelope houston we met kubrick last november 1971 at his home near borehamwood, a casual labyrinth of studios, offices, and seemingly dualpurpose rooms in which family life and filmmaking overlap as though the one were unthinkable without the other. From his first feature film, fear and desire 1953, to his final, posthumously released eyes wide shut 1999, stanley kubrick excelled at probing the dark corners of human consciousness. Largescreen projection brings significant scenes from stanley kubricks films to life.
The stanley kubrick archives showed up one morning in our offices, where my editor and i circled it like curious apes. I mean, im doing interviews to help the film, and i think they do help the film, so i cant complain. The result is a visual, archival, and scholarly journey through masterworks of 20thcentury cinema and the meticulous mind of the director behind them. Patrick murrary more then 15 years ago, before kubricks death, he was silenced by a 88 page nda which required him to keep the interview. Kubrick worked obsessively on every scene, rehearsing, rewriting, involving cruise, kidman and the other actors in discussions about motives. Raphael does not mentionned if kubrick intended to adapt the whole book. This is the first book to explore stanley kubricks archives and the most comprehensive study of the filmmaker to date. He just makes jokes and says preposterous things that you know he cant possibly mean. Interviews conversations with filmmakers series 9781578062966 by kubrick, stanley. These interviews are excerpted from the book kubrick by michel ciment. A space odyssey that had been screened for film critics. He was a notoriously private man, rarely granting interviews. This book contains careerspanning interviews with stanley kubrick or not quite careerspanning rather, as the last interview here is with rolling stone in 1987, and hence theres no discussion of eyes wide shut discussion of the shining is also mysteriously completely omitted from the book. I just finished reading two interviews done during the shooting of strangelove and 2001.
Mar 07, 2011 stanley kubrick, i had been told, hates interviews. In doing so, he adapted such popular novels as the killing, lolita, a clockwork orange, and the shining and selected a wide variety of genres for his films black comedy dr. Kubrick clarke had a 6040 deal on the book p310 stanley kubrick by vincent lobrutto on april 5th 1968, in new york city, kubrick cut 17 minutes out of the 156 minute version of 2001. Time out, new york this is the first book to explore stanley kubrick s archives and the most comprehensive study of the filmmaker to date. On his last film, eyes wide shut 1999, his contract for both his stars and bitpart actors alike stated that there was no time limit for their work on the film. Documentary audio and video material illustrates the backgrounds of the film productions.
Its perhaps also worth a mention that lobrutto wrote the chronology in the stanley kubrick archives a book put together with the assistance and support of kubrick s widow. Stanley kubrick interview admits to faking the moon landing. Stanley kubrick was infamous for his avoidance of the limelight. This does not necessarily make this the official biography, but is a clear recognition of the. This does not necessarily make this the official biography, but is a clear recognition of the quality of the book and the research that went into it. I dont know if eyes wide open is a reliable source. Phillips, and others, this book reveals kubricks diverse interests nuclear energy and its consequences, space exploration, science fiction, literature, religion, psychoanalysis, the effects of violence, and even chess and discloses. The longlost stanley kubrick interview where he discusses. Alfred hitchcock talks about his relationship with actors the dick cavett show.
A candid conversation with the pioneering creator of 2001. A space odyssey, barry lyndon, and full metal jacket. Patrick murrary more then 15 years ago, before kubrick s death, he was silenced by a 88 page nda which required him to keep the interview secret for 15 years. Stanley kubrick july 26, 1928 march 7, 1999 was an influential and acclaimed american film director and producer. Discussing stanley kubricks adaptations could seem to be a challenge because, although the. He helmed relatively few films for a major director, but his movies have an enduring influence because of their dramatic visual style and detached, often ironic or pessimistic perspective. Its perhaps also worth a mention that lobrutto wrote the chronology in the stanley kubrick archives a book put together with the assistance and support of kubricks widow. He rarely gave interviews, so he was a bit of an enigma. Accompanying the visual and archival material are essays by noted kubrick scholars, articles written by and about kubrick, and a selection of kubrick s best interviews. Mar 27, 2018 the stanley kubrick archives this book of archives is partly biography and partly cinematography.
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