The Stanley Kubrick Archives (XXL Collectors Edition)

Hardcover | 30.6 x 4.5 x 41.7 cm | 544 pp

Taschen | 2005 | 9783822822841

Condition: Ex-display copy - Minor wear and tear to the cover and page tabs. See images.

Collectors Edition includes:

• CD: Interview with Stanley Kubrick by Jeremy Bernstein, 1966
• A strip of film frames cut from a 70mm print of 2001: A Space Odyssey owned by Stanley Kubrick

In 1968, when Stanley Kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of 2001: A Space Odyssey, he replied: “It’s not a message I ever intended to convey in words. 2001 is a nonverbal experience…. I tried to create a visual experience, one that bypasses verbalised pigeonholing and directly penetrates the subconscious with an emotional and philosophic content.”

The philosophy behind Part 1 of The Stanley Kubrick Archives borrows from this line of thinking: from the opening sequence of Killer’s Kiss to the final frames of Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick’s complete films are presented chronologically and wordlessly via frame enlargements. A completely nonverbal experience.

Part 2 of the book brings to life the creative process of Kubrick’s filmmaking by presenting a remarkable collection of mostly unseen material from his archives, including photographs, props, posters, artwork, set designs, sketches, correspondence, documents, screenplays, drafts, notes, and shooting schedules.

Accompanying the visual material are essays by noted Kubrick scholars, articles written by and about Kubrick, and a selection of Kubrick’s best interviews.