- Hardcover: 1900 pages
- Publisher: Taschen GmbH; Limited edition (15 Nov 2009)
- Language English, German, French
- ISBN-10: 3822830658
- ISBN-13: 978-3822830659
- Product Dimensions: 44.2 x 36.6 x 14 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,490,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"You have to see it to believe it, which is appropriate when you consider Kubrick's obsession... it could be that the project has found its perfect home as the most grandiose book ever made." (New York Magazine)"
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This book features the greatest film never made. It features Kubrick's unfilmed masterpiece. Tucked inside of a carved-out book, all the elements from Stanley Kubrick's archives that readers need to imagine what his unmade film about the emperor might have been like, including a fascimile of the script; a unique art object, historical document, and artistic statement. For 40 years, Kubrick fans and film buffs have wondered about the director's mysterious unmade film on Napoleon Bonaparte. Slated for production immediately following the release of "2001: A Space Odyssey", Kubrick's "Napoleon" was to be at once a character study and a sweeping epic, replete with grandiose battle scenes featuring thousands of extras. To write his original screenplay, Kubrick embarked on two years of intensive research; with the help of dozens of assistants and an Oxford Napoleon specialist, he amassed an unparalleled trove of research and preproduction material, including approximately 15,000 location scouting photographs and 17,000 slides of Napoleonic imagery from books and libraries across Europe. No stone was left unturned in Kubrick's nearly-obsessive quest to uncover every piece of information history had to offer about Napoleon. But alas, Kubrick's movie was not destined to be: the film studios, first M.G.M. and then United Artists, decided such an undertaking was too risky at a time when historical epics were out of fashion. Taschen's sumptuous, limited-edition tribute to this unmade masterpiece makes Kubrick's valiant work on "Napoleon" available to fans for the first time. Tucked inside of a carved-out book are all the elements you need to imagine what Kubrick's film about the emperor might have been like. Along with the fascimile of Kubrick's final draft of the screenplay are 10 individual books exploring the various chapters of the director's work on the project: writing, research, costume design, location scouting, budgeting, and correspondence. The text includes the complete original treatment, an essay examining the screenplay in a historical context, an essay by Jean Tulard on Napoleon in cinema, and a transcript of interviews Kubrick conducted with Oxford professor Felix Markham. At once an art object, historical document, and artistic statement, this unique publication offers readers a chance to experience the creative process of one of cinema's greatest talents as well as a fascinating exploration of the enigmatic figure that was Napoleon Bonaparte.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
for a film that was never made, this 'making of' book really does cover every available bit of of the production with meticulous details regarding every aspect from concept to scripting to outfitting and location shooting.
there's more than enough information here to make even the most obsessive Kubrick fan drool. Make plenty of room on your bookshelves though..this thing is huge!
there's more than enough information here to make even the most obsessive Kubrick fan drool. Make plenty of room on your bookshelves though..this thing is huge!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This awesome publication is a must for:
* Fans of Kubrick - proving, amongst many other things, that character motivation was a driving force in his films.
* Students of film - this is how a great director put a film together, even working out how much an extra would be paid per day.
* People with large, reinforced bookshelves.
Just because the film was never made in no way diminishes this fascinating book. It's beautifully put together and arranged, and editor Alison Castle (who must have the best job in the world) has turned the compilation into a compelling narrative.
* Fans of Kubrick - proving, amongst many other things, that character motivation was a driving force in his films.
* Students of film - this is how a great director put a film together, even working out how much an extra would be paid per day.
* People with large, reinforced bookshelves.
Just because the film was never made in no way diminishes this fascinating book. It's beautifully put together and arranged, and editor Alison Castle (who must have the best job in the world) has turned the compilation into a compelling narrative.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the must have book for Kubrick fans - following on from the limited edition Stanley Kubrick Archives.
This book is a rare gem showing all the script, director notes, costumes and much more that went into the film that he never made. Whilst Kubrick abandoned many projects, the work he put into the planning of Napoleon is outstanding. One can only imagine what a movie it would have been had it been made. But then for any Kubrick fans out there you will know there were more films he considered making than he did make but by far this would have been the greatest followed by AI which Spielberg developed from Kubrick's plan and would have approved of.
Once again Taschen have produced an amazing book - would you expect anything less from the greatest publisher in the world.? If you love Kubrick - then you need this book !
This book is a rare gem showing all the script, director notes, costumes and much more that went into the film that he never made. Whilst Kubrick abandoned many projects, the work he put into the planning of Napoleon is outstanding. One can only imagine what a movie it would have been had it been made. But then for any Kubrick fans out there you will know there were more films he considered making than he did make but by far this would have been the greatest followed by AI which Spielberg developed from Kubrick's plan and would have approved of.
Once again Taschen have produced an amazing book - would you expect anything less from the greatest publisher in the world.? If you love Kubrick - then you need this book !
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An education
This is a wonderful book. Great insight into a brilliant mind and an inspiration to anyone who wants to make a movie. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Gblayney
A fabulous voyage
It is, indeed, a fabulous voyage on filmmaking through the eyes of master Kubrick. Pity we do not have Napoleon as a film. Nevertheless, this book wide up our senses.
Published 11 months ago by Douglas Machado
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Taschen, the Kubrick Estate and Alison Castle combine to produce this amazing set of 10 books-in-a-book covering the background material for the movie Kubrick never made. Read more
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