Stanley Kubrick : American filmmaker /

An engrossing biography of one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history 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 ex...

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Main Author: Mikics, David, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2020]
Series:Jewish lives (New Haven, Conn.)
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Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:An engrossing biography of one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history 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 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, Mikics for the first time explores the personal side of Kubrick's films.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 233 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-222) and index.
ISBN:9780300255614
0300255616