{"product_id":"9780300224405","title":"Stanley Kubrick : American Filmmaker by David Mikics","description":"An engrossing biography of one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history\"A cool, cerebral book about a cool, cerebral talent. . . . A brisk study of [Kubrick's] films, with enough of the life tucked in to add context as well as brightness and bite.\"-Dwight Garner, New York Times\"An engaging and well-researched primer to the work of a cinematic legend.\"-Library Journal Kubrick grew up in the Bronx, a doctor's son. From a young age he was consumed by photography, chess, and, above all else, movies. He was a self-taught filmmaker and self-proclaimed outsider, and his films exist in a unique world of their own outside the Hollywood mainstream. Kubrick's Jewishness played a crucial role in his idea of himself as an outsider. Obsessed with rebellion against authority, war, and male violence, Kubrick was himself a calm, coolly masterful creator and a talkative, ever-curious polymath immersed in friends and family.    Drawing on interviews and new archival material, David Mikics for the first time explores the personal side of Kubrick's films.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56233178988917,"sku":"9780300224405","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780300224405.jpg?v=1762278509","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780300224405","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}