On Kubrick: Revised Edition

In a revised and updated new edition, James Naremore provides a critical account of Stanley Kubrick's films, exploring themes of combat, scientific reasoning, and fascistic impulses in masculine sexuality. He argues that Kubrick's work is more about the emotions it evokes than the ideas it espouses. The book includes a fully updated bibliography of critical writings on Kubrick's cinema.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

In a comprehensive and extensively revised new edition, James Naremore offers a penetrating critical examination of Stanley Kubrick's filmography, spanning from his debut feature, Fear and Desire (1953), to the posthumously produced A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001). Naremore provides thought-provoking analyses of each of Kubrick's films, delving into his emphasis on the absurdity of combat, as seen in Paths of Glory (1957) and Full Metal Jacket (1987), the failure of scientific reasoning, as depicted in 2001 (1968), and the fascistic impulses in masculine sexuality, as explored in Dr. Strangelove (1964) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). He argues that while Kubrick was a voracious intellectual and a lifelong autodidact, the fascination with his work lies less in the ideas it espouses than in the emotions it evokes. By combining close readings with fresh insights into the production histories and cultural contexts of key films, Naremore presents a concise yet comprehensive discussion that will be invaluable to students of Kubrick's filmmaking and cinephiles seeking a deeper understanding of the work of this renowned perfectionist. Throughout, this new edition has been thoroughly revised, and a fully updated bibliography of critical writings on Kubrick's cinema has been included.

Weight: 832g
Dimension: 193 x 247 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839023996
Edition number: 2 ed