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Article: Stanley Kubrick: A Biography.
- Article from:
- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- December 13, 1997
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STANLEY-KUBRICK: A BIOGRAPHY. By Vincent LoBrutto. Donald Fine Books; 579 pages; $29.95
STANLEY KUBRICK: A BIOGRAPHY. By John Baxter. Carroll & Graf; 399 pages; $13.95. HarperCollins; K20.00
NOW approaching 70, Stanley Kubrick is beginning to win the lifetime achievement awards that many feel had long been this great movie maker's due. He has made only 12 feature films in 44 years (with a 13th in the offing), but few would dispute that they include some of the most original and challenging of the post-war era. Exactly which those are is open to debate, but take your pick from "Dr Strangelove", "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Paths of Glory" and "A Clockwork ...