Stanley Kubrick
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Stanley Kubrick was the American director whose significant output of classic films has changed the face of American filmmaking. Born on July 26, 1928…moreBorn
7/26/1928, Manhattan, New York (USA)Died
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Stanley KubrickGender
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Stanley had wanted to do a film version of the thriller novel "Perfume" during the 90s but was busy with Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and died before getting the opportunity.
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Kubrick's film, Paths Of Glory (1957) was initially banned in France, due to it's depiction of French military actions during WWI, for which the French government considered "an insult to the French national honor."
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Kubrick kept the original negatives for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) in his garage, and prior to his death, made his own final 70mm cut of the film, which was released on Warner Bros. DVD, after which he burned the negatives.
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Stanley Kubrick: I think that silent films got a lot more things right than talkies.
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Stanley Kubrick: How could we possibly appreciate the Mona Lisa if Leonardo had written at the bottom of the canvas: 'The lady is smiling because she is hiding a secret from her lover.' This would shackle the viewer to reality, and I don't want this to happen to 2001.
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Stanley Kubrick: A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.
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