Thursday, October 20, 2016

“Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition,” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, S.F. through October 30

A celebration of the longtime career of iconic film director Stanley Kubrick, whose films include “The Shining,” “A Clockwork Orange,” “Full Metal Jacket” “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Lolita” and “Spartacus.”

Beginning with photographs that Kubrick shot for LOOK magazine between 1945 and 1950, the exhibition shifts focus and takes viewers on a cinematic journey.

It features annotated scripts, cameras, set models, costumes, props and photographs from his films as well as the technological advances developed by Kubrick and his production team. It also looks at “Napoleon” and “Aryan Papers,” two projects that he did not complete.

Through October 30. Free to $15. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday-Tuesday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Thursdays; Closed Wednesdays. Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St. (Between Third and Fourth streets), S.F. (415) 655-7800, www.thecjm.org

All images courtesy of the Contemporary Jewish Museum.


Kubrick on the set of “Spartacus”







Sue Lyon as Dolores "Lolita" Haze in "Lolita"





















Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrancein "The Shining"




















Kubrick and Nicholson on the set of "The Shining"


Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge in "A Clockwork Orange"





A well-known scene from “2001: A Space Odyssey”





Kubrick directing “2001: A Space Odyssey”



Matthew Modine as Private Joker in "Full Metal Jacket"













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