Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Jan Harlan

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.

Plot Keywords:

Stanley Kubrick | Filmmaking | Film Director | Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Himself (Narrator) (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Adam	...	Himself
Margaret Adams	...	Herself
Brian Aldiss	...	Himself
Woody Allen	...	Himself
Steven Berkoff	...	Himself
Louis C. Blau	...	Himself
John Calley	...	Himself
Milena Canonero	...	Herself
Wendy Carlos	...	Herself
Arthur C. Clarke	...	Himself
Alex Cox	...	Himself
Allen Daviau	...	Himself
Ed Di Giulio	...	Himself
Keir Dullea	...	Himself
Shelley Duvall	...	Herself
Anthony Frewin	...	Himself
James B. Harris	...	Himself
Michael Herr	...	Himself
Mike Herrtage	...	Himself
Philip Hobbs	...	Himself
Irene Kane	...	Herself (as Chris Chase)
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself
Barbara Kroner	...	Herself
Anya Kubrick	...	Herself
Christiane Kubrick	...	Herself
Gert Kubrick	...	Herself (archive footage)
Katharina Kubrick	...	Herself (as Katharina Kubrick-Hobbs)
Paul Lashmar	...	Himself
György Ligeti	...	Himself
Steven Marcus	...	Himself (as Prof. Steven Marcus)
Paul Mazursky	...	Himself
Malcolm McDowell	...	Himself
Douglas Milsome	...	Himself (as Doug Milsome)
Matthew Modine	...	Himself
Jack Nicholson	...	Himself
Tony Palmer	...	Himself
Alan Parker	...	Himself
Sydney Pollack	...	Himself
Richard Schickel	...	Himself
Martin Scorsese	...	Himself
Terry Semel	...	Himself
Alexander Singer	...	Himself (as Alex Singer)
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself
Sybil Taylor	...	Herself
Douglas Trumbull	...	Himself (as Doug Trumbull)
Peter Ustinov	...	Himself (as Sir Peter Ustinov)
Marie Windsor	...	Herself
Alan Yentob	...	Himself

Runtime:

142 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Spain:T | USA:R

Company:

Warner Bros. Home Video

Quotes:

Martin Scorsese: [on Paths of Glory] It was so honest, it was shocking.

Movie Connections:

Features The Shining (1980)

Great tribute to a great director

I saw this film April 26th at Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival in Champaign, Illinois. I found it to be a thorough and captivating overview of the life of a brilliant director. There is much in this documentary that is new, as many of the interviews were conducted following Kubrick's death in 1999.

While this documentary does present a fairly glowing portrayal of Kubrick, there is the occasional comment regarding his darker side (which, frankly, was not really all that dark). This film basically serves as a tribute to Kubrick from his family and friends. And what's wrong with that?

If you want to know something about this irreplaceable film maker, this is the documentary to watch.