 Stanley
Kubrick was a renowned film director and producer, whose work was
not confined by genre. Although Kubrick worked slowly and meticulously
on his projects, he completed highly regarded films in each decade of
the second half of the 20th century. The breadth of his artistic ambition
has been matched by few directors. His reputation rests on a filmography
that includes such classics as Paths of Glory (1957), Spartacus (1960) Lolita (1962), Dr. Strangelove (1964),
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) , A Clockwork Orange (1971) Barry Lyndon
(1975), The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Eyes Wide Shut
1999) . Whether it was the adaptation of a controversial novel. such as
Lolita,or a masterpiece of Cold War-era black humor, as with Dr. Strangelove,
each of Kubrick's films were colored by the exacting standards of his
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