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| Christiane Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Jack
Nicholson, Woody Allen, Shelley Duvall, Keir Dullea, Matthew Modine,
Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise |
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Martin
Scorsese [talking about Paths of Glory): It was so honest
that it was shocking. And what made it even more shocking was the nature
of the way it was shot: the use of the tracking camera in the trenches.
There's something about an objective vision that's happening, they're
trying to be objective. It's just like 'Here, I'm just showing you this,
man. You make up your own mind, but I'm telling you righ now: this is
what went down, it's bad, and it's a lie, it's hypocrisy.
Documentary
in which friends, families and colleagues comment on the life and work
of director Stanley Kubrick.
 This
feature-length documentary, which was shown theatrically in several
countries, walks the audience through Kubrick's career chronologically,
and features comments on the man and his movies by an absolute who's-who
of contemporary film. It dutifully charts the milestones in his life,
amply illustrated by film clips, photo material (some of which was never
yet seen outside the Kubrick estate), a handful of home movies and plentiful
interview footage. Fellow director Martin Scorsese proves to be one
of Kubrick's most avid admirers, and his lucid comments provide some
of the high points in the many celebrity sound bites collected here.
Kubrick's widow, seated before an absolutely hideous self-made painting
and wearing a dress that might raise an eyebrow or two, also speaks
candidly about life with her husband.
But those hoping for shocking revelations about the enigmatic auteur
should look elsewhere. The only surprise here is that hardly anyone
has anything nasty to say about the man, which is a little odd for someone
so terribly controversial in his lifetime. Whether this is simply a
matter of being polite about the dead, or to what extent the contents
of this documentary were screened by the ever-alert Kubrick estate,
is hard to say. The documentary therefore stands more as an effective
and informative celebration (and even at times justification) of his
work than an impartial investigative piece that might have focused a
little more on the many contradictions and mysteries in Kubrick's life
and work. One is left with the feeling that this is a rather one-sided
look at the life and work of a man so uniquely able to divide opinion
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This documentary is available on DVD solely as part of the Stanley Kubrick Collection box set, both in Region 1 and in Region 2.
The
documentary is presented full-frame with an aspect ratio of approx.
1.33:1. All film clips (apart for those from Lolita, which are
shown full-frame) are shown in their director-approved aspect ratio,
with the clips from films included in the remastered Kubrick Collection
DVD set looking (and sounding) markedly better than the earlier film
clips. The interview segments are letterboxed with an aspect ratio of
approx. 1.78:1.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 sound mix is employed to separate occasional music cues from Tom Cruise's voice-over narration, and also present the new DD5.1 audio mixes for the remastered film clips whenever applicable.
Limited cast and crew biographies for those involved with this documentary are the sole extra on this disc. The
static menu screen is accompanied by a bit of piano music also used in
the documentary.
Dan
Hassler-Forest
Reviewed: 2001
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