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Retrospective: Stanley Kubrick

One of the most distinctive filmmakers of the post-WWII era, Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999) was celebrated—and criticized—for his exacting attention to virtually all aspects of his productions. Kubrick joined a commanding visual sense to a darkly comic worldview, instinctively defiant of authority yet sensitive to the values of art and literature. As we approach the decade mark since his death, this retrospective allows viewers to reacquaint themselves with his singular legacy.

Spartacus

(Stanley Kubrick, 1960)

Sat, July 12, 2008  |  7:00PM
Film/Video Theater

Spartacus brought Oscar-winning screenwriter Dalton Trumbo out of his McCarthy-era blacklisted exile, as he adapted Howard Fast’s novel about a rebellion among slaves of the Roman Empire. An acclaimed restoration in 1991 returned the film to its original length.

Kirk Douglas starred, produced, and brought Kubrick on board as director. Also with Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Woody Strode, Laurence Olivier, and, as the fetching slave Olivier likes the looks of, Tony Curtis. (198 mins., 35mm)

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