Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Kubrick's Other Work
While conducting research for my thesis, I have seen nearly all of Kubrick's work, including his original short The Boxer, Spartacus, Kubrick: A Life in Pictures and even Room 237 (a feature documentary exploring the various conspiracy theories surrounding The Shining). I had not, however, seen the behind the scenes documentary that his wife, Vivian Kubrick, had produced detailing the making of The Shining. I found this on Youtube while reviewing scenes from A Clockwork Orange, and was immediately infatuated with the 30 minute film. Clearly Kubrick wasn't the only member of his family who fostered a talent in filmmaking. While I had seen many photos of Stanley at work I had seen hardly any footage, and was ecstatic to see him in action. With large productions such as The Shining the bustling and intense atmosphere on set is typical but exciting to witness as someone who has only worked on small scale productions. If you would like to watch the short documentary, it can be found here.
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I am quite impressed with your film thesis. You are clearly deeply into Kubrick and his work. I am anxious to discover what you come up with!
ReplyDeleteI too am looking forward to reading your work. This is a large undertaking but I'm glad you are looking at and enjoying some of his lesser-known films as well. I haven't seem Vivian Kubrick's film but will watch it over break - thanks for the link.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately the video was taken down on copyright grounds earlier this week. What a shame!
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