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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

2001 · 141 min Documentary
7.4 / 10 · TMDB

Stanley Kubrick at work—frames the world seldom saw. Assembled by his brother-in-law and collaborator Jan Harlan, this documentary pieces together a mosaic from private archives, raw on-set moments, and candid interviews. Giants of cinema like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen, and Sydney Pollack reflect on the auteur behind 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'The Shining.' They reveal how Kubrick's genius drew inspiration from even television commercials, alchemizing the ephemeral into the timeless. It's a journey not just through a filmography, but into the inner laboratory of one of the 20th century's most enigmatic creators.

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Year 2001
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary
Director Jan Harlan
Runtime 141 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.4/10 (198 votes)

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Jan Harlan's film is less a chronological report than a series of intimate portraits: Kubrick the perfectionist, the visual philosopher, the family man. The footage from his youth and raw on-set moments feel as valuable as the star-studded testimonies.

What lingers after the final reel is a clarified sense of the man behind the myth, and a deeper understanding of the hypnotic power his films still wield. It sends you straight back to his oeuvre with fresh eyes — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Jan Harlan

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