{"product_id":"spartacus-and-kubrick-in-hollywood","title":"Spartacus and Kubrick in Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003eDirecting \u003cem\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/em\u003e (1960) had a significant impact on Stanley Kubrick’s career. Although the director wasn’t involved in preproduction, the film clearly shows his stylistic influence. It was his first production for a major studio and he had to work with international stars. Moreover, the film was adapted by Dalton Trumbo from the novel \u003cem\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/em\u003e by Howard Fast; both had been blacklisted, and Trumbo had to work secretly until Kirk Douglas revealed his identity, so \u003cem\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/em\u003e is understood to be the film that ‘broke the blacklist’. Now it is a cult movie, widely discussed by fans and admirers but not receiving equal attention from an academic perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays explores the film from a wide variety of angles: through its production history and the socio-historical context of its release; through the theme of gender, power, and sexuality; through close analysis in comparison with other epic movies, the literature preceding the film, and the rest of Kubrick’s oeuvre; and through its soundtrack and sonic style. Some chapters draw extensively on primary sources, especially those available at the Stanley Kubrick Archive; others apply a theoretical perspective. The volume’s interdisciplinary approach demonstrates how diverse methods can coexist and support each other to create a deeper knowledge of this important film.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57298339758424,"sku":"9781805960096","price":132.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/spartacus-and-kubrick-in-hollywood","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}