Stanley Kubrick - American Filmmaker

An engrossing biography of one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history"A cool, cerebral book about a cool, cerebral talent. . . . A brisk study of [Kubrick's] films, with enough of the life tucked in to add context as well as brightness and bite."-Dwight Garner, New York Times"An engaging and well-researched primer to the work of a cinematic legend."-Library JournalKubrick 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 an 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, David Mikics for the first time explores the personal side of Kubrick's films.

Product details

• Authors: David Mikics, Mikics David
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780300224405
• ISBN: 978-0-300-22440-5
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Jewish Lives; Jewish Lives (Yale)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; einzelne Künstler, Künstlermonografien, Biografien: Religion und Spirituelles, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography / Autobiography, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director (see also BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Biography: arts & entertainment, Biography: religious & spiritual, Biography: religious and spiritual, Biography: arts and entertainment, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director