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Stanley Kubrick: American Filmmaker
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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 Journal 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, David Mikics for the first time explores the personal side of Kubrick's films.
Book Details
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Publish Date: Aug 18th, 2020
- Pages: 248
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 6.10in - 1.00in - 0.88lb
- EAN: 9780300224405
- Categories: • Entertainment & Performing Arts• Individual Director• Religious
About the Author
David Mikics is Moores Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Houston, as well as a columnist for Tablet magazine. His most recent books are Bellow's People and Slow Reading in a Hurried Age.
Critics’ reviews
Praise for this book
"A cool, cerebral book about a cool, cerebral talent. . . . A brisk study of his films, with enough of the life tucked in to add context as well as brightness and bite."--Dwight Garner, New York Times "Mikics is a forensic film critic, and fascinating on what might have been in Kubrick's career."--Ed Potton, The Times "Mikics proves to be a perceptive critic...The result of his labours is an extremely useful primer for anyone wanting to learn more about Kubrick and his work. It's thoughtful, concise...and fluently written."--Tom Ryan, The Sydney Morning Herald "Kubrick fans will enjoy this brisk but thorough biography of a consummate filmmaker."--Publishers Weekly "An engaging and well-researched primer to the work of a cinematic legend."--Library Journal "Happily, David Mikics's new book . . . is bracingly commonsensical and free from the combination of over-the-top awe and geeky obsessiveness that too often mars commentary on the director."--Peter Tonguette, National Review "In this excellent book Mikics delivers an insightful exposition on the life and work of Stanley Kubrick. . . . Mikics emphasizes the filmmaker's meticulous attention to the important elements of filmmaking: source text, script, acting, casting, cinematography, lighting, set and production design, sound, and music. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice CHOICE 2021 Outstanding Academic Title "A joy to read . . . elegant and penetrating as both biography and film criticism. Mikics offers such persuasive arguments for the individual movies that I found myself continually rethinking them."--Molly Haskell, author of Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films