{"product_id":"9781461673071","title":"The Kubrick Facade: Faces and Voices in the Films of Stanley Kubrick","description":"Many of Stanley Kubrick's films are often interpreted as cold and ambiguous. Whether viewing \u003ci\u003eBarry Lyndon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e2001\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eEyes Wide Shut\u003c\/i\u003e, there is a sense in which these films resist their own audiences, creating a distance from them. Though many note the coldness of Kubrick's films, a smaller number attempt to explore exactly how his body of work elicits this particular reaction. Fewer still attempt to articulate what it might mean to \"feel\" Stanley Kubrick's films. In \u003ci\u003eThe Kubrick Facade\u003c\/i\u003e, Jason Sperb examines the narrative ambiguity of the director's films—from the voice-over narration in early works, including the once forgotten \u003ci\u003eFear and Desire\u003c\/i\u003e—to the blank faces of characters in his later ones. In doing so, Sperb shows how both devices struggle in vain to make sense of the chaos and sterility of the cinematic surface.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll thirteen of Stanley Kubrick's feature-length films are discussed in chronological order, from the little-seen and long-neglected \u003ci\u003eFear and Desire\u003c\/i\u003e to the posthumous release of \u003ci\u003eEyes Wide Shut\u003c\/i\u003e. Sperb also discusses Kubrick's importance to Steven Spielberg's \u003ci\u003eAI\u003c\/i\u003e. While exploring all of Kubrick's films, the author concentrates in particular on \u003ci\u003eThe Killing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e2001\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFull Metal Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEyes Wide Shut\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is also the first book-length study that focuses considerable attention on \u003ci\u003eFear and Desire\u003c\/i\u003e and its relevance to Kubrick's larger body of work. In this respect, \u003ci\u003eThe Kubrick Facade\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the first truly comprehensive books on narrative in the maverick director's films. It is also the first book to integrate a discussion of \u003ci\u003eAI\u003c\/i\u003e, and the first to fully explore the importance of the consistent visual emphasis on blank, silent faces in his post-\u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e films.","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141005558000,"sku":"9781461673071","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781461673071_p0.jpg?v=1769890032","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781461673071","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}