Books Details
Author : Elisa Pezzotta Pages : 246 pages Publisher :
University Press of Mississippi Language : ISBN-10 : 1496807898
ISBN-13 : 9781496807892
Books Descriptions
An argument appreciating and mapping the wide divergences in
the director's interpretations of literature Although Stanley
Kubrick adapted novels and short stories, his films deviate in
notable ways from the source material. In particular, since
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), his films seem to definitively
exploit all cinematic techniques, embodying a compelling visual
and aural experience. But, as author Elisa Pezzotta contends,
it is for these reasons that his cinema becomes the supreme
embodiment of the sublime, fruitful encounter between the two
arts and, simultaneously, of their independence. Stanley
Kubrick's last six adaptations--2001: A Space Odyssey, A
Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Shining
(1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999)--
are characterized by certain structural and stylistic patterns.
These features help to draw conclusions about the role of
Kubrick in the history of cinema, about his role as an adapter,
and, more generally,
