This is the first book to explore Stanley Kubrick’s archives and the most comprehensive study of the filmmaker to date. In 1968, when Stanley Kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of 2001: A Space Odyssey, he replied: “It’s not a message I ever intended to convey in words. 2001 is a nonverbal experience…. I tried to create a visual experience, one that bypasses verbalized pigeonholing and directly penetrates the subconscious with an emotional and philosophic content.” The philosophy behind Part 1 of The Stanley Kubrick Archives borrows from this line of thinking: from the opening sequence of Killer’s Kiss to the final frames of Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick’s complete films are presented chronologically and wordlessly via frame enlargements. A completely nonverbal experience.

The second part of the book brings to life the creative process of Kubrick’s filmmaking by presenting a remarkable collection of mostly unseen material from his archives, including photographs, props, posters, artwork, set designs, sketches, correspondence, documents, screenplays, drafts, notes, and shooting schedules.

Accompanying the visual material are essays by noted Kubrick scholars, articles written by and about Kubrick, and a selection of Kubrick’s best interviews.

这是**本探索斯坦利•库布里克档案的书籍，也是迄今为止对这位电影制作人最全面的一次研究。1968年，当有人请斯坦利•库布里克对《2001太空漫游》形而上学的意义发表评论时，他回答道：“它是我从未想过用文字表达的一条信息。 《2001太空漫游》是一次不需要用语言表达的体验……我试图创造一种视觉体验，一种避开用语言归类，而直接通过情感和哲学内容直接渗透到潜意识的体验。”《斯坦利•库布里克档案》**部分背后的哲学借鉴了这一思路：从《杀手之吻》的片头到《大开眼戒》最后的几个镜头，通过放大的画面，按时间顺序对库布里克的全部电影作品作了无言的介绍。一场完全不用语言表达的体验。

本书的第二部分通过展示他档案馆中大量未公开过的材料，包括照片、道具、海报、艺术品、布景设计、草图、通信、文档、剧本、草稿、笔记和拍摄计划，生动展现了库布里克制作电影的创意过程。

和这些视觉材料一起呈现的是几位研究库布里克的**学者撰写的短文、库布里克本人写的文章和关于库布里克的文章，以及精心挑选出来的几篇库布里克的**访谈。