Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. Stanley Kubrick was one of those rare directors who was both commercial and artistic. This is because he was not afraid to embrace traditional genres, and at the same time, stretch the boundaries of film with controversial themes鈥攗nderage sex in Lolita; ultraviolence in A Clockwork Orange; and erotica in Eyes Wide Shut. As well as having an introductory essay, in this book each of Kubrick鈥檚 films is reviewed and analyzed, including his last film, the sexually-explicit and controversial Eyes Wide Shut.
Stanley Kubrick es uno de los cineastas totales en la historia de este arte. Con concisi贸n y llaneza, Paul Duncan revisa todas las pel铆culas de Stanley Kubrick; luego de resumirlas, apunta diligentemente los procedimientos t茅cnicos/estil铆sticos, los temas y obsesiones que se repiten una y otra vez, sin desgastarse jam谩s, en la obra de Kubrick.
Kubrick nunca recibi贸 educaci贸n formal cinematogr谩fica y sin embargo, al final de su vida, su af谩n de perfecci贸n y su insaciable curiosidad lo convirtieron en un virtuoso de los aspectos m谩s t茅cnicos y formales de su arte.