Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director known for meticulous visual style and genre-spanning work including *2001: A Space Odyssey*, *A Clockwork Orange*, *The Shining*, and *Full Metal Jacket*.
His name often appears as shorthand for obsessive perfectionism in filmmaking: He did forty takes—very Kubrick.
Kubrickian describes work with his signature cold precision and unsettling imagery.
Dystopian novel about conditioning
- Full Metal JacketWar drama spanning recruitment to battlefield
- Eyes Wide ShutConscious avoidance of truth
- SpartacusRebel gladiator of antiquity
- LolitaName suggesting youthful temptation
The Shining · Dr. Strangelove · science fiction · horror · war film · period drama · satire · adaptation
Having considerable effect
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
iconic · legendary · revolutionary · avant-garde · trailblazing · masterful · uncompromising · singular
One demanding flawlessness
- auteurDirector with total control
- recluseOne choosing isolation
- controlAuthority to direct
- obsessiveConsumed by fixation
meticulous · demanding · method · rehearsal · improvisation · collaboration · casting · production
Motion picture visual craft
- one-point perspectiveDepth from one vanishing point
- tracking shotCamera movement alongside subject
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
- natural lightingLight from natural sources
symmetry · long take · wide-angle lens · practical effects · classical music · score · set design · storyboard
Imaginary terrible society
- violenceHarmful physical force
- dehumanizationDenying personhood to others
- warArmed struggle between groups
- madnessMental derangement or folly
obsession · duality · alienation · satire · sexuality · power · technology · military
A Clockwork Orange
Dystopian novel about conditioning
- Full Metal JacketWar drama spanning recruitment to battlefield
- Eyes Wide ShutConscious avoidance of truth
- SpartacusRebel gladiator of antiquity
The Shining · Dr. Strangelove · Lolita · science fiction · horror · war film · period drama · satire · adaptation · masterpiece
influential
Having considerable effect
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
visionary · iconic · legendary · revolutionary · avant-garde · trailblazing · masterful · uncompromising · singular · genius
perfectionist
One demanding flawlessness
obsessive · meticulous · demanding · method · rehearsal · improvisation · collaboration · casting · production · screenplay
cinematography
Motion picture visual craft
- one-point perspectiveDepth from one vanishing point
- tracking shotCamera movement alongside subject
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
natural lighting · symmetry · long take · wide-angle lens · practical effects · classical music · score · set design · storyboard · editing
dystopia
Imaginary terrible society
- violenceHarmful physical force
- dehumanizationDenying personhood to others
- warArmed struggle between groups
madness · obsession · duality · alienation · satire · sexuality · power · technology · military · class
Jack Nicholson
Shelley Duvall · Ryan O'Neal · Tom Cruise · Nicole Kidman · George C. Scott · Arthur C. Clarke
- Film DirectorsAlfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, John Ford, Federico Fellini
- filmmakersSteven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarantino
- Horror DirectorsJohn Carpenter, Wes Craven, George Romero, Sam Raimi, David Cronenberg
- Notable JewsMoses, Solomon, Esther, Judah Maccabee, Golda Meir
- Sixties IconsBeatles, JFK, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan, Jackie Kennedy
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Stanley KubrickRobert Altman
Werner Herzog · Clint Eastwood · Woody Allen · cinéma vérité
Stanley KubrickSteven Spielberg
Cameron Crowe · Nora Ephron · John Hughes · Rob Reiner · Ron Howard
Stanley KubrickDisney
Major entertainment conglomerate
crowd-pleaser · romantic comedy · family entertainment · Richard Curtis