It has been more than 20 years since Kubrick's death but his works continue to be analyzed in search of answers that the filmmaker was always reluctant to give interviews. However, thanks to this document, his personal interviews come to light conducted by journalist Michel Ciment. It is a good documentary, It gives a voice to one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of cinema, as well as one of the most enigmatic, giving us the keys to understanding his work . Although it does not have anything special either since it is mostly made up of canned interviews, done a long time ago, as well as archiveFootage. The main novelty is the recreation of the famous baroque room from ¨2001, a space odyssey¨, where some objects that marked Kubrick's main movies. It is based mainly on interviews conducted by French film critic Michel Ciment, the only journalist whom Kubrick authorized to interview him. That's because, as everyone knows, Kubrick was very interview-averse, a sober person who liked to stay in his house on the outskirts of London with just his family, playing chess and working there. In fact, his house in the countryside was his headquarters where he planned, scripted and even shot his movies in or around the area not far from it.
This unique documentary is formed entirely of stock footage and photographs, accompanied with the voice of Stanley Kubrick. Through interviews that have never seen the light of day, Kubrick analyzes his work and his philosophy of life with a French critic. Thanks to his testimony and through interviews of those (Malcolm MacDowell, Marisa Berenson, R. Lee Ermey, Sterling Hayden, Roger Ebert, Ken Adam, Arthur C. Clarke, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and wife Christiane Kubrick) who were lucky enough to work with him, and from some of the most important sequences of his films, we get to know a little better about this legendary and mythical director, and in the words of Jack Nicholson and others, an incredibly perfectionist filmmaker.
The documentary was finely and compellingly made by Gregory Monro and selected for the 44th Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo. In it there is a review of most of Kubrick's films .His film debut was ¨Fear and desire¨ 1953 , a not very successful Kubrick movie , belonging to his early period when he made black and white , low budgeted flicks as the Film Noir : ¨Killer's Kiss¨ , ¨The Killing¨ and continuing with one of the best wartime pictures : ¨Paths of Glory¨ produced and played by Kirk Douglas . As Kirk hired Kubrick to direct the blockbuster epic ¨Spartacus¨. Following the polemic film : ¨Lolita¨ with James Mason, Sue Lyon . And going on three hits in Sci-Fi and Dystopian genre as ¨Dr Strangelove or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb¨, ¨2001 a space odyssey¨ , ¨A Clockwork Orange¨. In 1975 he directed the great costumer movie ¨Barry Lyndon¨ with Ryan O'Neal , Marisa Berenson. And other genre movies as the terror in ¨The Shining¨ based on Stephen King novel. With a special analysis of what is considered to be the best film in Vietnam, despite having been filmed near London: ¨Full Metal Jacket¨ that took Stanley Kubrick more than a year to make; being a sour and intelligent view of the Vietnam war is provided in all terrible , bloody and violent detail . And indeed the best thing about this movie , results to be the drill instructor , brutal Gunnery Sergeant : R. Lee Ermey , a real ex-drill himself this warfare film . And his last one : ¨Eyes Wide Shut¨ with big name stars as Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Rating : 7.5/10 . Above average . The documentary wil appeal to Stanley Kubrick enthusiasts featuring a treasure trove of unearthed interview recordings from the master himself.
