Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) on Netflix
NR20012h 22mBiographyDocumentary
A documentary portrait of Stanley Kubrick, told through his home movies, clips from his films and the memories of the people who worked with him. Chapters follow the making of each feature.
- Netflix3.9/5
- IMDb8.0/1011,291 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes86%
Plot summary
The documentary moves through Stanley Kubrick's career, with chapters of roughly fifteen minutes on the making of each of his features, plus two that cover his childhood and his life. Clips come from Fear and Desire, Killer's Kiss, The Killing, Paths of Glory, Spartacus, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut. Actors and crew members who worked on those productions describe their memories of Kubrick, and directors he influenced explain what his films meant to them. Kubrick appears in archive footage, and rare material includes family home movies and footage shot on his sets.
Cast
- Barbara Kroneras Herself, Stanley Kubrick's sister
- Alexander Singeras Himself (as Alex Singer)
