''Kubrick by Kubrick'' is a 2020 documentary film directed by

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about the film director

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Synopsis

Using

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(ranging from past interviews with people who worked with him to the director's own

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) and rare audio interviews of the filmmaker explaining his own interpretations on his own works.

Production

The film is produced by Martin Laurent, and Jeremy Zelnik under the banners of Temps noir, Telemark, and Arte. The film premiered on

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in France on 12 May 2020.

Release

It was scheduled to premiere at the 2020

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, but the festival was canceled due to

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, but was once again selected for the 2021 edition. ''Kubrick by Kubrick'' has been selected in numerous festivals like

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and

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's film was also awarded at the Focus International Film Festival and with a Rockie Awards at the

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Cast

Reception

, ''Kubrick by Kubrick'' holds approval rating on

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, based on reviews with an average rating of . Owen Gleiberman writing for ''

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'' said "Everything in a Kubrick movie is delivered to you; every aspect of it is visually, logically, spatially, metaphysically ''built''. Yet in each case what that exquisite structure contains, in its very concreteness, is a mystery. Kubrick controlled every last dimension of his movies. Except what they meant". Sheri Linden of ''

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'' wrote, "As a look at Kubrick's methods, madness and burning intelligence, ''Kubrick by Kubrick'' is fluent and discerning". Eric Kohn of ''

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'' said "''Kubrick by Kubrick'' lingers in the restless ingenuity at the heart of the filmmaker's work – a palpable desire to find new storytelling possibilities each time out". The film won Best Arts Programming at the 49th International Emmy Awards in 2021.

References

External links

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New York Times review

Official trailer
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