Kubrick by Kubrick

An intimate portrait of one of the world’s most celebrated and studied directors, Stanley Kubrick. Drawing on previously unheard recorded interviews, conducted over three decades by the French film critic and Kubrick expert Michel Ciment, the film provides a rare chance to hear the notoriously interview-shy Kubrick in his own words. Director Gregory Monro enriches these audio interviews with a wealth of archival footage and clips from Kubrick’s filmography. Sharing anecdotes and insights into the creative process, as well as Kubick’s interests and philosophies, the film casts new light on the much mythologisied filmmaker.

‘I’ve always had Kubrick in the back of my mind as a possible subject for a documentary. But I thought that if I did something on him, I would really have to be cautious about it, considering both his work and all that’s been made on him already. When we talked about the idea with my producers, we realized that the best way to make something on Kubrick would be to allow him to speak in his own words. And in that case the best thing to do would be to use Michel’s original audio recordings from all his interviews, which would allow Kubrick to finally speak about his own work. It’s risky, because anything you make about Kubrick is risky, but for me the viewpoint of the documentary is really Stanley Kubrick’s and not my own.’

Gregory Monro, Director