Synopsis
Polemical, loved then disliked, fanatical, enigmatic, legendary, compulsive, oppressive, unfathomable-the film begins with an array of adjectives that modify the name Stanley Kubrick. With so many adjectives to describe one person, he deserves to be a case study. < Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures > is not just a documentary made in memory of a great filmmaker but a portrait, a la mosaic, of cinema's great auteur. Director and producer Jan Harlan, who worked with Kubrick as producer for almost thirty years on films, compiles everything about Stanley Kubrick-the man and the artist. This Film is a compilation of recollections of Stanley by those who worked with him: Arthur C. Clarke, the author of < 2001: A Space Odyssey >, Tom Cruise (also the narrator of the film) and Nicole Kidman of < Eyes Wide Shut >, Malcolm McDowell, the "enfant terrible" of < A Clockwork Orange >, Jack Nicholson of < Shining >, and more. The Directions Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Alan Parker, and Sydney Pollack, make appearances to talk about the greatness of Kubrick's films. Woody Allen, for example, refers to Stanley Kubrick, together with Orson Welles, as the greatest American film director. This Film presents an intimate portrait of Stanley Kubrick that also features the hitherto unseen home video footages of the late director, such as the young Kubrick dancing with his sister. The film makes for a good study material for film students. The only regret is that Kubrick does not appear as one of the interviewees. (KIM Hyung-seok)