“He was one of the most controversial and great...” The title of his films can be remembered even by those who have never been acquainted with the work of the maestro. He migrated from America to England and received funding from major Hollywood studios. He tried himself in many genres, works in which became cultic. Stanley Kubrick. About Stanley Kubrick.
Everyone’s favorite director did not like to waste time on the press – he did not find any sense in generating “vital” phrases that descendants will disassemble for quotes. And in general, interpreting the hidden meanings of his tapes is not his specialty. Only once did he get in touch with an authoritative French critic whose article captured his attention. It was Michelle Seaman. The director talked to him and suggested he make a big exception. In 1980, Seaman published a book-interview with Stanley Kubrick and a monograph about his work - in fact, they became the basis of the documentary by Gregory Monroe.
For our ears, a unique copy is presented in the form of audio cassettes with Kubrick’s arguments about his own films: “Eyes Wide Shut”, “Doctor Strangelove”, “All Metal Shell” and others. However, as I said earlier, he never wanted to do it. Here we hear arguments about the will of choice, the essence of war, and the problem of predestination.
Kubrick himself opens with an unusually intriguing side. For example, the director often played chess in between shootings, because the turmoil on the set gave him too much noise. He thought out his moves in advance not only during the game - Kubrick devoted an extensive amount of time to work from home, where he picked up countless costumes and edited.
In general, before us is a dense, masterfully skilled in timing, an ode to a mysterious native of New York, whose influence on cinema is difficult to overestimate. After getting acquainted with this picture, you will learn more about Kubrick’s creative method, and not only from his mouth – chronicles-interviews with colleagues in the workshop and film critics flash in the picture. Director Gregory Monroe managed to give the maximum for compiling a full-fledged portrait of a lover of the gaze of the underside.
9 out of 10
