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The classic study of Kubrick--available once again and fully updated
If Stanley Kubrick had made only 2001: A Space Odyssey or Dr. Strangelove, his cinematic legacy would have been assured. But from his first feature film, Fear and Desire, to the posthumously released Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick created an accomplished…
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1 author picked Kubrick as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Kubrick was notoriously private about his work, but he opened up to the French critic Michel Ciment. Over the years, the two formed a close relationship, and it is clear in this book.
I found it to be full of Kubrick’s clearest thinking about his work and as personal about it as he ever was.
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