Fear and Desire (1953)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.1/10   

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Guionista:

Howard Sackler (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

1 abril 1953 (USA)

Género:

Guerra | Drama

Frase comercial:

Trapped... 4 Desperate Men and a Strange Half-Animal Girl! and the Story of French Prostitute... and The Male Brute

Plot:

Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires.

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Kubrick's Flawed First Film

Reparto

Frank Silvera	...	Sgt. Mac
Paul Mazursky	...	Pvt. Sidney
Kenneth Harp	...	Lt. Corby / enemy general
Stephen Coit	...	Pvt. Fletcher (aide-de-camp) (as Steve Coit)
Virginia Leith	...	Young Girl

También conocida como:

Shape of Fear (USA) (working title)
The Trap (USA) (original script title)

Duración:

72 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Locaciones de Filmación:

San Gabriel Mountains, California, USA

Compañía:

Kubrick

Trivialidades:

Stanley Kubrick's father cashed in his life insurance policy to help finance the film.

Citas:

Lieutenant Corby: You know, there's nothing so refreshing as an afternoon outdoors in enemy territory. It's really too bad that the sun doesn't burn us green instead of brown - camouflage.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (2000) (V)

Kubrick's Flawed First Film

I've been dying to see this film for some time now - ever since I first fell in love with Kubrick's movies - but I was also a little hesitant, due to repeated reports that this film was seriously, even fatally flawed. Now that I've finally seen it, I can confirm it: it is quite flawed.

The dialogue, including its attempts at humor, is consistently corny. The music is like a bad imitation of Bernard Herrmann score. The acting is often sub-par. The budget is obviously very low. The editing is often awkward. And so on.

Yet, despite all of this, I found myself getting absorbed in it, and, by the end, I caught myself nodding in overall approval. Despite the films warts and moles, Kubrick manages to create a decent little film. Elements of his later, oft-famed style can be found throughout, especially in the cinematography. Taken for what it is, I think it's an enjoyable movie.

As for the films many flaws, just keep in mind that even the tallest man was born small. I'd recommend this film to any serious Kubrick fan. Watching it, one knows that big things lay ahead.