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A Clockwork orange [DVD].

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: [United States] : Warner Home Video : Columbia Pictures, c1999-Description: DVD. min.) : sd., colDDC classification:
  • DVD 758A
Production credits:
  • Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Summary: Stanley Kubrick's striking visual interpretation of Anthony Burgess's famous novel is a landmark. Malcolm McDowell delivers a clever, tongue-in-cheek performance as Alex, the leader of a quartet of droogs, a vicious group of young hoodlums who spend their nights stealing cars, fighting rival gangs, breaking into people's homes, and raping women. While other directors would simply exploit the violent elements of such a film without subtext, Kubrick maintains Burgess's dark, satirical social commentary. We watch Alex transform from a free-roaming miscreant into a convict used in a government experiment that attempts to reform criminals through an unorthodox new medical treatment. The catch, of course, is that this therapy may be nothing better than a quick cure-all for a society plagued by rampant crime.
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3 Day Loan LSAD Library DVD collection DVD 758A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100679076
3 Day Loan LSAD Library DVD collection DVD 758A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 39002100586065

One Film from Kubrick's collection of six films [dvd/94A-99A] -

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick's striking visual interpretation of Anthony Burgess's famous novel is a landmark. Malcolm McDowell delivers a clever, tongue-in-cheek performance as Alex, the leader of a quartet of droogs, a vicious group of young hoodlums who spend their nights stealing cars, fighting rival gangs, breaking into people's homes, and raping women. While other directors would simply exploit the violent elements of such a film without subtext, Kubrick maintains Burgess's dark, satirical social commentary. We watch Alex transform from a free-roaming miscreant into a convict used in a government experiment that attempts to reform criminals through an unorthodox new medical treatment. The catch, of course, is that this therapy may be nothing better than a quick cure-all for a society plagued by rampant crime.

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