Stanley Kubrick

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Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and photographer, noted for meticulous craftsmanship and influential films across multiple genres including 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange and The Shining.

Renowned for exacting, image-driven direction, long takes, visual symmetry, repeated takes, genre-spanning work and recurring themes of violence, power, free will and technology.

DeBaser reviews emphasise Kubrick's meticulous craft, recurring themes (violence, power, free will, technology) and genre range. Reviewers highlight landmark films — 2001, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining — and dispute interpretations. The writing mixes admiration, close reading of imagery and occasional scepticism.

For:cinephiles, film students, Kubrick fans, critics

"Don't you remember anything? Well, I had already seen him in the morning in the hotel lobby... HE looked at me as he passed by, just a glance..."
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