Full Description
A Critical Companion to Stanley Kubrick offers a thorough and detailed study of the films of the legendary director. Labeled a recluse, a provocateur, and a perfectionist, Kubrick revolutionized filmmaking, from the use of music in film, narrative pacing and structure, to depictions of war and violence. An unparalleled visionary, his work continues to influence contemporary cinema and visual culture. This book delves into the complexities of his work and examines the wide range of topics and the multiple interpretations that his films inspire. The eighteen chapters in this book use a wide range of methodologies and explore new trends of research in film studies, providing a series of unique and novel perspectives on all of Kubrick's thirteen feature films, from Fear and Desire (1953) to Eyes Wide Shut (1999), as well as his work on A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001).
Contents
Part I. Bending Genres
1. Mental Landscapes and Subdued Bodies in Killer's Kiss - Vincent Jaunas
2. Burning Down the House in Kubrick's The Shining - Anne-Marie Paquet-Deyris
3. Kubrick's Gangster Artistry: Contradiction and Hybridity in The Killing - Carol Donelan
4. Adapting Lolita: Hybridizing and Subverting Genre Conventions - Gilles Menegaldo
5. History by Candlelight: How Stanley Kubrick Revolutionized Depictions of the Past on Film - Sean O'Reilly
6. Intertextuality, Distortion and Echoes of World War II in Stanley Kubrick's War Films - Guillaume Mouleux
Part II. Master of Chaos and Transgression
7. The Philosophy of War in Dr. Strangelove - Jerold J. Abrams
8. Stanley Kubrick and the Cinema of Chaos: The Theater of War - William Gombash
9. Joker's Ideological Becoming: The Limits of Irony in Full Metal Jacket - James R. Britton
10. "Violence is a Very Horrible Thing": Brechtian Alienation Effect in Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange - Madison Mae Williams
11. Reading Reality in A Clockwork
