Stanley Kubrick was one of the most acclaimed and controversial filmmakers of his generation, but he was also an intensely private man who rarely gave interviews and produced most of his films under a shroud of secrecy, which tended to foster a great deal of rumor and speculation about his working methods. Jan Harlan, who worked as Kubrick's assistant and executive producer on several projects (and was also his brother-in-law), directed this documentary, which offers a rare in-depth look into
Kubrick's career as a filmmaker, structured around interviews with a number of actors, writers, technicians, composers, friends, and family who speak on the record about his relentless perfectionism, his creative vision, his life both on and off the set, his relationships with actors, his unrealized projects, and his importance and influence as an artist. Among those who share their thoughts in Stanley Kubrick -- A Life In Pictures are actors Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Malcolm McDowell, Peter Ustinov, and Keir Dullea; writers Arthur C. Clarke and Michael Herr; special effects artist Douglas Trumbull; composers Wendy Carlos and Gyorgy Ligeti; filmmakers Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Paul Mazursky, and Sydney Pollack; and Kubrick's spouse Christiane Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick -- A Life In Pictures was originally produced as a television project, to be aired in three parts, though the project was shown in its entirety at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
The three-part documentary-cum-tribute, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures...illustrates the disparity between the way Kubrick regarded his own life and how he portrayed life onscreen.
A fantastic documentary on the life and work of Stanley Kubrick. Although it's 2 1/2 hours long, I still feel like it could have been longer. I would like to have heard more about his personal life, his unused projects and some of the other things that the running time just doesn't allow. It's great to hear from the
illustrious Kubrick alumni; even those with big names who are merely fans are terrific to hear from.
November 8, 2011
Tim Salmons
Super Reviewer
A great documentary and one of the most informational about Stanley Kubrick. It has a lot of great interviews from actors/crew he worked with in the past. It also has a lot of information about Kubrick's directing style and research techniques.
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