{"product_id":"kubricks-hope-9780810862067","title":"Kubricks Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere have been two common assumptions about Stanley Kubrick: that his films portray human beings who are driven exclusively by aggression and greed, and that he pessimistically rejected meaning in a contingent, postmodern world. However, as Kubrick himself remarked, A work of art should be always exhilarating and never depressing, whatever its subject matter may be.   In this new interpretation of Kubrick''s films, Julian Rice suggests that the director''s work had a more positive outlook than most people credit him. And while other studies have recounted Kubrick''s life and production histories, few have offered lucid explanations of specific sources and their influence on his films.  In Kubrick''s Hope, Rice explains how the theories of Freud and Jung took cinematic form, and also considers the significant impression left on the director''s last six films by Robert Ardrey, Bruno Bettelheim, and Joseph Campbell. In addition to providing useful contexts, Rice offers close readings of \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlow-by-blow description of the complexities of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Eyes Wide Shut helps uncover the Jungian sources of Kubrick's perspective. * Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie *\u003cbr\u003eRice writes about the films with care and specificity. Kubrickians should read this book, whether or not they agree with it....Recommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eThis fresh interpretation, which runs counter to much of the scholarship on Kubrick, is informed by Rice's deep knowledge of the filmmaker's work. Erudite and wide ranging, his book considers the full scope of literary, philosophical, and psychological influences that give meaning to Kubrick's films....Recommended for film collections in academic and public libraries. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Introduction Chapter 2 1. Shaping the Future: 2001: A Space Odyssey Chapter 3 2. Leading the Way: A Clockwork Orange Chapter 4 3. Projecting Light: The Shining Chapter 5 4. Painting it White: Barry Lyndon Chapter 6 5. Painting it Black: Full Metal Jacket Chapter 7 6. Directing Dreams: Eyes Wide Shut Part 8 Afterword Part 9 Synopses Part 10 Bibliography","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884671021399,"sku":"9780810862067","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kubricks-hope-9780810862067","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}