Stanley Kubrick

Noted American film director, Stanley Kubrick’s career is profiled in this slim volume teeming with film stills and set shots. Krohn, a cinema critic and the author of Hitchcock at Work (2000) briefly discusses Kubrick’s childhood before launching into a chronological examination of his major films. Coverage includes Fear and Desire, Killer’s Kiss, The Killing, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, and Eyes Wide Shut. A complete filmography and chronology of Kubrick’s life are included. Distributed by Phaidon Press. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)