{"product_id":"stanley-kubrick-elisa-pezzotta-9781496807892","title":"Stanley Kubrick: Adapting the Sublime","description":"Although Stanley Kubrick adapted novels and short stories, his films deviate in notable ways from the source material. In particular, since \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), his films seem to definitively exploit all cinematic techniques, embodying a compelling visual and aural experience. But, as author Elisa Pezzotta contends, it is for these reasons that his cinema becomes the supreme embodiment of the sublime, fruitful encounter between the two arts and, simultaneously, of their independence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stanley Kubrick's last six adaptations--\u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange \u003c\/i\u003e(1971), \u003ci\u003eBarry Lyndon\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e (1980), \u003ci\u003eFull Metal Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), and \u003ci\u003eEyes Wide Shut\u003c\/i\u003e (1999)--are characterized by certain structural and stylistic patterns. These features help to draw conclusions about the role of Kubrick in the history of cinema, about his role as an adapter, and, more generally, about the art of cinematic adaptations. The structural and stylistic patterns that characterize Kubrick adaptations seem to criticize scientific reasoning, causality, and traditional semantics. In the history of cinema, Kubrick can be considered a modernist auteur. In particular, he can be regarded as an heir of the modernist avant-garde of the 1920s. However, author Elisa Pezzotta concludes that, unlike his predecessors, Kubrick creates a cinema not only centered on the ontology of the medium, but on the staging of sublime, new experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elisa Pezzotta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496807898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496807892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Elisa Pezzotta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45980835250431,"sku":"9781496807892","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_915c3f76-620b-4e3e-b9f9-4fc2a09a6ec6.jpg?v=1722416879","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stanley-kubrick-elisa-pezzotta-9781496807892","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}