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Stanley Kubrick
Jewish Lives (Related to this series)
- Author
- David Mikics
- Narrator
- Steven Jay Cohen
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 18 August 2020
- Run Time
- 7 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Kubrick grew up in the Bronx, a doctor's son. From a young age he was consumed by photography, chess, and, above all else, movies. He was a self-taught filmmaker and self-proclaimed outsider, and his films exist in a unique world of their own outside the Hollywood mainstream. Kubrick's Jewishness played a crucial role in his idea of himself as outsider. Obsessed with rebellion against authority, war, and male violence, Kubrick was himself a calm, coolly masterful creator and a talkative, ever-curious polymath immersed in friends and family.
Drawing on interviews and new archival material, Mikics for the first time explores the personal side of Kubrick's films.
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- Author
- David Mikics
- Narrator
- Steven Jay Cohen
- Duration
- 7 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 August 2020
- ISBN
- 9781705229521
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: general, Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills, Films, cinema, Individual film directors, film-makers, Biography: arts and entertainment, Performing arts, Film history, theory or criticism
Synopsis
Stanley Kubrick revolutionized Hollywood with movies like Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and A Clockwork Orange, and electrified audiences with The Shining and Full Metal Jacket. David Mikics takes listeners on a deep dive into Kubrick's life and work, illustrating his intense commitment to each of his films. Kubrick grew up in the Bronx, a doctor's son. From a young age he was consumed by photography, chess, and, above all else, movies. He was a self-taught filmmaker and self-proclaimed outsider, and his films exist in a unique world of their own outside the Hollywood mainstream. Kubrick's Jewishness played a crucial role in his idea of himself as outsider. Obsessed with rebellion against authority, war, and male violence, Kubrick was himself a calm, coolly masterful creator and a talkative, ever-curious polymath immersed in friends and family. Drawing on interviews and new archival material, Mikics for the first time explores the personal side of Kubrick's films.
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