Spielberg went to heaven after his death. He was stopped at the gate. The guard said, "Go back. Film directors cannot go to heaven!" At this moment, Kubrick Passed by on a bicycle and went straight to heaven. "Then why can he go there?" "Because he is God himself, but he always thought he was Kubrick."

After "Eyes Wide Shut" premiered in New York on March 1, 1999, it received a good response. Kubrick was happy that the pressure that had accumulated for a long time was finally released. A week later, he died suddenly.

Napoleon's life fascinated him, and he seemed to see his own shadow in this tragic heroic plot. He once compared Napoleon to a movie, saying that his "script and photography were excellent" but "the post-production was messed up."

If Kubrick was a movie, it would be a masterpiece that was meticulous, gradually getting better, but ended abruptly after the climax, leaving many regrets. You may feel a little confused, but this does not affect your perception of its greatness.

Ten-year-old Kubrick was holding a camera in his hand, standing in front of an airplane, his brows slightly furrowed

1. Inglorious Basterds, he is lovable Hate again

"Stanley Kubrick was an extremely talented bastard", this is a famous quote from Kirk Douglas.

The only statuette Kubrick won was the Best Visual Effects Award for "2001: A Space Odyssey". However, he only reported his own name, and the names of several members of the special effects team were not included. Engraved on the trophy.

On the set of "Paths of Glory", the 28-year-old Kubrick showed firmness and authority in his eyes, as if he was already another young "Napoleon" sitting on the throne on the set

Kubrick is definitely a model of self-taught, and he also knows a lot about things other than movies.

He has a strong academic spirit. When filming "2001: A Space Odyssey", Kubrick read a large number of science fiction books and documents, watched almost all such science fiction movies, and also consulted many experts and scholars Ask for advice, I have become an expert after making movies. To make Dr. Strangelove, he read 46 books about nuclear war.

In addition to his main fields of film and photography, his attainments in many other fields are also amazing. Kubrick was a huge baseball fan. His childhood dream was to be a professional baseball player, and he would also find time to play baseball on the set when filming.

He is a chess master and a poker master; he loves percussion and has played in a band and worked as a drummer; although he doesn't dare to fly, he has an airplane pilot's license; he is good at table tennis. Many actors were defeated by him; he also studied painting and was good at stock investment; when filming his debut film "Fear and Desire", Kubrick took on the role of director, photography, editing, props, and costumes all by himself , makeup, hairstyling, driver... He also worked as a sound engineer for his own movies, and designed posters... This man can do almost anything!

Kubrick and actor Keir Dullea on the set of "2001: A Space Odyssey." A beam of light that seemed to come from the future reflected on the profiles of the two people. Kubrick looked intently ahead not far away. This moment was full of surreal flavor

3. Prophetic Color: This man comes from the future

There was something prophetic about Kubrick.

Starting from "2001: A Space Odyssey", every one of his works has made people "eye-opening". "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Dr. Strangelove" and "A Clockwork Orange" question the ultimate future of mankind from three perspectives: science fiction, politics and morality; "Barry Lyndon" created the famous "Candlelight Miracle" in the history of photography...

He took the initiative to shoulder more subversive responsibilities and walked alone on the dark edge of the future with unimaginable willpower and determination. He will never repeat himself, and no one can repeat him.

Although these movies now seem to be god-like classics, they all encountered various criticisms at the time: After the test screening of "2001: A Space Odyssey", 241 people protested on the spot, many Famous film critics also called it "boring and boring"; Kubrick and his family even received death threats because of "A Clockwork Orange", and the film was banned in the UK...

This seems to come from The Man of the Future has allowed us to see the most radical revolution in the history of film, and is one of the most ambitious directors in the history of film.

Kubrick was lost in thought while playing with a cat on the set of "A Clockwork Orange"

4. Love animals. Kubrick was also a cat lover

Kubrick was also a cat lover. He had seven cats and three golden retrievers at home. He often brought his cats to the set and editing room.

When Kubrick went to Ireland to shoot "Barry Lyndon", he left behind a 15-page "Guidelines for Caring for Animals", in which Article 37 read: "If Freddy and Leo [Kubrick's two cats] were fighting, it was a father-son problem, and the only thing you could do was throw water on them and try to catch Freddy and get him out of the room. , don't catch Leo. Or you can open the door and let Freddy run away. He can run faster than Leo, but if you are in a closed space, you can't separate them at all, and you can only continue to splash water and scream. , jumping up and down, waving clothes to distract them, trying to separate them, catch Freddy..." The master's love for cats and meticulous observation are almost paranoid.

When Spielberg was filming "Raiders of the Lost Ark", Kubrick's youngest daughter Vivian complained that the crew abused snakes. Kubrick later went to support his daughter and denounced Spielberg. Pierberg. However, this incident did not affect the relationship between the two great directors, and they still discussed cooperating on "Artificial Intelligence".

Kubrick and actor Wiliam Sylvester on the set of "A Space Odyssey", they elegantly enjoyed the cigarettes in their hands, and the picture was so clean that there was no hint of sexual interest

5. Rough "This is good, give me eight!"

Kubrick was extremely demanding about the visual effects of the film, and he did not care about his own visual image at all. When the young Kubrick was working as a cinematographer on "Prospect", he once wore more formal suits. After he became a director, he became more and more unscrupulous.

The director of "Spartacus" was temporarily fired, so producer Kirk Douglas called in Kubrick. Douglas found that crew members were unfavorable to the new director, and one of the reasons was that "he wore the same clothes for a long time." Douglas specially asked Kubrick to talk about this. The next day Kubrick came to the set with a new dress, but he still wore it for a long time...

Kubrick's wife Christie Na often forced him to buy new clothes. Once he randomly picked up a piece and said: "This is good, give me eight pieces!" "He always seems to need a shave and a haircut. I even think he doesn't." Shower often,” one photographer was impressed by Kubrick’s raunchiness.

In this way, a handsome Jewish guy with deep eyes eventually became a fat bald man who never trimmed his beard.

Kubrick showed his youngest daughter Vivian how to edit a movie. Vivian put a cute little hand on her father's shoulder, and the wrinkles on the great director's forehead inadvertently revealed the father's love.

6. Christina "Few people understand women as well as he does"

Kubrick had three marriages, and his third wife, Christina, stayed with him throughout his life until his marriage. passed away.

Christina and Kubrick met on the set of "Paths of Glory," when Kubrick was looking for a German actress to play the only female role in the film. "He sat there and looked at me and smiled at me, and 43 years passed," Christina said.

Christina is not only an actress, but also an excellent painter. In "A Clockwork Orange", Alex leads a team to break into the writer's mansion and commit violence. The quiet and relaxing painting in the background was created by him.

In Christina's eyes, her husband Kubrick was a "gentle, shy and sensitive" person. “Few people understand women as well as he does,” Christina said. The combination of the two is also a classic: they are silent and moving, one is a German woman who was forced to participate in the Nazi movement, and the other is an American Jewish immigrant.

After his death, Kubrick was buried in the mansion where his family lived in England, and Christina still lives there.

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Source: Time Network

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