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description: The fascinating tale of Kubricks unfilmed masterpieceNow available in an unlimited single-volume edition!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  Kubricks 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 15000 location scouting photographs and 17000 slides of Napoleonic imagery. 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 Kubricks movie was not destined to 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.TASCHENs tribute to this unmade masterpiece makes Kubricks valiant work on Napoleon available to fans for the first time. Based on the original 2009 limited edition which featured ten books hidden inside of a carved out reproduction of a Napoleon history book this publication brings all the original elements together in one volume. Herein all of the books from the original edition are reproduced in correspondence costume studies location scouting photographs research material script drafts and more. Kubricks final draft is reproduced in its entirety.The text book features the complete original treatment essays examining the screenplay in historical and dramatic contexts an essay by Jean Tulard on Napoleon in cinema and a transcript of interviews Kubrick conducted with Oxford professor Felix Markham. The culmination of years of research and preparation this unique publication offers readers a chance to experience the creative process of one of cinemas greatest talents as well as a fascinating exploration of the enigmatic figure that was Napoleon Bonaparte.*Includes access to searchable/downloadable online research Kubrick's complete picture file of nearly 17000 Napoleonic images*
language: English
title: Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon: The Greatest Movie Never Made
publisher: TASCHEN