Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (Cambridge Film Handbooks) [Kindle Edition]

Stuart Y. McDougal (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Bringing together new and critically informed essays about one of the most controversial films ever made, this collection of writings examines the literary origins of the work, the nature of cinematic violence, questions of gender and the film's treatment of sexuality, as well as the difficulties of adapting an invented language ("nadsat") for the screen. The volume also includes two contemporary and conflicting reviews by Roger Hughes and Pauline Kael, a detailed glossary of "nadsat" and reproductions of stills from the film.

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"Highly recommended. Academic libraries supporting film studies at the lower-division undergraduate level and above." Choice

Book Description

Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" brings together new and critically informed essays about one of the most controversial films ever made. A suite of essays examine the literary origins of the work, the nature of cinematic violence, questions of gender and the film's treatment of sexuality, and the difficulties of adapting an invented language ("nadsat") for the screen. This volume also includes two contemporary and conflicting reviews by Roger Hughes and Pauline Kael, a detailed glossary of "nadsat" and stills from the film.

Product Details

• File Size: 2437 KB
• Print Length: 183 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0521573769
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (September 30, 1999)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001G8WOKO
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #457,018 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 60 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars This is not A Clockwork Orange March 23, 2010

By Wesley

Format:Kindle Edition

I was under the influence that this was A Clockwork Orange; however it is not by the time my kindle downloaded it, it was to late to cancel.
What I did get was an extremely short essay. Even if I knew what I was buying the shear lack of content would not be worth the $15.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars get real January 27, 2011

By R. Garten

Format:Kindle Edition

any one who knows anything about the book should know the title does not include the film makers name. the essay is good at what it does: film analysis. people need to pay more attention to what they do and perform a modicum of research.

14 of 27 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars This is not the book by Anthony Burgess... September 11, 2010

By Christopher Braden

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Made the same mistake as the previous reviewer. I thought this was the actual book, and it is not. I'm sure, if you want to read an in-depth analysis of Stanley Kubrick and his making of the movie that was a translation of the book, that this is a fine piece of work. It is, however, not the actual book itself. Spent $9.99 on the wrong book...

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