Bloomsbury Companion to Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick is one of the most revered directors in cinema history. His 13 films including classics such as <i>Paths of Glory 2001: A Space Odyssey A Clockwork Orange Barry Lyndon </i> and <i>The Shining</i> attracted controversy acclaim a devoted cult following and enormous critical interest. With this comprehensive guide to the key contexts - industrial and cultural as well as aesthetic and critical - the themes of Kubrick's films sum up the current vibrant state of Kubrick studies. <br/><br/>Bringing together an international team of leading scholars and emergent voices this <i>Companion</i>provides comprehensive coverage of Stanley Kubrick's contribution to cinema. After a substantial introduction outlining Kubrick's life and career and the film's production and reception contexts the volume consists of 39 contributions on key themes that both summarise previous work and offer new often archive-based state-of-the-art research. In addition it is specifically tailored to the needs of students wanting an authoritative accessible overview of academic work on Kubrick.