Stanley Kubrick

Biography

Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career. Kubrick was noted for the scrupulous care with which he chose his subjects, his slow method of working, the variety of genres he worked in, his technical perfectionism, and his reclusiveness about his films and personal life. He maintained almost complete artistic control, making movies according to his own whims and time constraints, but with the rare advantage of big-studio financial support for all his endeavors. Kubrick's films are characterized by a formal visual style and meticulous attention to detail—his later films often have elements of surrealism and expressionism that eschews structured linear narrative. His films are repeatedly described as slow and methodical, and are often perceived as a reflection of his obsessive and perfectionist nature. A recurring theme in his films is man's inhumanity to man. While often viewed as expressing an ironic pessimism, a few critics feel his films contain a cautious optimism when viewed more carefully. The film that first brought him attention to man…

Directed

1. The Shining (1980) — Director
2. A Clockwork Orange (1971) — Director
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — Director
4. Full Metal Jacket (1987) — Director
5. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) — Director
6. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) — Director
7. Paths of Glory (1957) — Director
8. Barry Lyndon (1975) — Director
9. Spartacus (1960) — Director
10. Lolita (1962) — Director
11. The Killing (1956) — Director
12. Killer's Kiss (1955) — Director
13. Fear and Desire (1953) — Director
14. Day of the Fight (1951) — Director
15. Flying Padre (1951) — Director
16. The Seafarers (1953) — Director

Also appeared in

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — Astronaut Breathing (voice) (uncredited)
2. Full Metal Jacket (1987) — Murphy (voice) (uncredited)
3. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) — Man at Café Sonata (uncredited)
4. Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) — Self (Archive footage)
5. Day of the Fight (1951) — Self (man at ringside with camera) (uncredited)
6. Making 'The Shining' (1980) — Self
7. S Is for Stanley (2016) — Self (archive footage)
8. Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — Self (archive footage)
9. Kubrick by Kubrick (2020) — Self (archive footage)
10. Dark Side of the Moon (2002) — Self (archive footage)
11. Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947) — Theatre Extra
12. Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007) — Self (archive footage)
13. A Forbidden Orange (2021) — Self (archive footage)
14. Kubrick Remembered (2014)
15. The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007)
16. 2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future (1966) — Self
17. Once Upon a Time… A Clockwork Orange (2011) — Self (archive footage)
18. Trumbull Land (2018) — Self (archive footage)
19. View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007)
20. Ain't Misbehavin (2013) — Self (archive footage)
21. Lionpower from MGM (1967) — Self (uncredited)
22. Spécial cinéma (1974) — Self
23. Secrets of British Animation (2018) — Self (archive Footage)
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey – What Is Out There? (2007) — Self (archive footage)
25. James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984) — Self - 'Lolita' premiere (archive footage) (uncredited)
26. Stanley Kubrick Considers the Bomb (2019) — Self (archive footage)
27. A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket — Self (archive footage)
28. Six Kinds of Light - John Alcott (1983) — Self