Should you watch Making 'The Shining'?
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Making 'The Shining'
Documentary · 1980
Directed and edited by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian Kubrick, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining.
The sides of Making 'The Shining'
- Stanley Kubrick at work on set
- Jack Nicholson getting into character
- Shelley Duvall under pressure
Making 'The Shining' is good for you if…
- you want to see how The Shining was really made.
- you love Kubrick and the cinema of that era.
- you like watching Jack Nicholson work himself up before a take.
Making 'The Shining' is bad for you if…
- you want to be scared, and this is the set, not the film.
- you want the big scenes, not rehearsals and breaks.
About: filmmaking · pressure · obsession
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