Stanley Kubrik Directs Alexander Walker

Name: Stanley Kubrik Directs By Alexander Walker
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Stanley Kubrik Directs by Alexander Walker

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Using over 350 black and white film stills, this is a biography of Stanley Kubrick told through his work which, in a way, is a projection of his life. The book also features interviews with Kubrick and people he has worked with, as well as commentary on his films and the ideas behind them.

Stanley Kubrik Directs Summary

Stanley Kubrik Directs by Alexander Walker

Prime Source of 1st handed information about Stanley Kubrik and his work. Stanley Kubrik directs uses over 350 black and white stills to produce a biography of Kubrik through his work which is, in a way a projection of his life. It includes interviews with Kubrik and people he has worked with,a commentary on his films, the origins of his ideas and assessment of the impact of his films on his reputation. It covers work such as Lolita, Dr Strangelove, 2001 : A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange as well as his most recent film, Eyes Wide Shut, a psychological thriller which is to star Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

About Alexander Walker

Alexander Walker is the author of over twenty books about the cinema and its stars, including bestselling biographies of Elizabeth Taylor, Vivien Leigh, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Peter Sellers and Audrey Hepburn. He has also written standard works on the coming of the Talkies, a monograph on Stanley Kubrick, and the fullest account to date of the British film industry from 1960 to 1985. He has been the London Evening Standard's influential film critic since 1960 and has been named Critic of the Year three times in the British Press Awards. A prolific broadcaster on television and radio, he wrote and narrated four series of Film Star for the BBC. Alexander Walker was born in Ireland, and educated there, on the Continent and in the United States. He lives in London.

Additional information

Sku

GOR003453434

ISBN 13

9780297824039

ISBN 10

0297824031

Title

Stanley Kubrik Directs by Alexander Walker

Author

Alexander Walker

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Orion Publishing Co

Year published

19991028

Number of pages

368

Prizes

N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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