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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Directed byJan Harlan
Produced byJan Harlan; Anthony (Tony) Frewin (assoc.)
Narrated byTom Cruise
CinematographyManuel Harlan
Edited byMelanie Viner Cuneo
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures is a 2001 documentary about the life and work of Stanley Kubrick, famed film director, made by his long-time assistant and brother-in-law Jan Harlan.[1]

Summary[edit]

With its running time of 142 minutes long, it consists of several 15-minute chapters, each detailing the making of one of his films – and two more showing his childhood and life.[2]

Jan Harlan got many of Kubrick's collaborators for interviews, including Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Keir Dullea, Arthur C. Clarke, Malcolm McDowell, Peter Ustinov, Jack Nicholson, György Ligeti and Matthew Modine.[3] It also has interviews from film directors who were inspired by Kubrick such as Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Sydney Pollack.[4]

The film contains some rare footage, including from the Kubrick family home videos and on film sets, and clips from Fear and Desire - Kubrick's first feature-length film.[5]

Release[edit]

It was released on DVD on October 23, 2007,[6] and was featured on the tenth disc of Stanley Kubrick: The Essential Collection and Stanley Kubrick: Limited Edition Collection DVD and Blu-ray released May 31, 2011, respectively. The documentary was also bundled in a box set of some of Kubrick's other films released January 22, 2008.

Music[edit]

The soundtrack of the film is by composer and musician Jocelyn Pook, who had previously worked with Kubrick on Eyes Wide Shut (1999).[7]

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