On Kubrick

<p>In a comprehensively revised and updated new edition James Naremore provides an illuminating critical account of the films of Stanley Kubrick from his earliest feature <i>Fear and Desire</i> (1953) to the posthumously-produced <i>A.I. Artificial Intelligence</i> (Steven Spielberg 2001). Naremore offers provocative analyses of each of Kubrick's films considering his emphasis on the absurdity of combat as in<i> Paths of Glory</i> (1957) and <i>Full Metal Jacket </i>(1987) the failure of scientific reasoning as in <i>2001</i> (1968) and the fascistic impulses in masculine sexuality as in <i>Dr Strangelove </i>(1964) and <i>Eyes Wide Shut</i> (1999). He argues that while Kubrick was a voracious intellectual and a life-long autodidact the fascination of his work has less to do with the ideas it espouses than with the emotions it evokes. <p/>Combining close readings with new insights into the production histories and cultural contexts of key films Naremore provides a concise yet thorough discussion that will be useful to students of Kubrick's filmmaking and cinephiles who seek a deeper insight into the work of this perfectionist genius. <p/>Revised throughout this new edition also includes a fully updated bibliography of critical writings on Kubrick's cinema.</p>