Fear and Desire | Stanley Kubrick | Classic Drama | Thriller | Paul Mazursky
Old Drama Movie starring Stanley Kubrick: Fear and Desire - Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must face their fears and desires.
Fear and Desire (1953)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: Howard Sackler
Stars: Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: United States
Language: English, Spanish
Release Date: 31 March 1953 (USA)
Duration: 61 min
Filming Location: California, USA
Storyline:
A ficticious war in an unidentified country provides the setting for this drama. Four soldiers survive the crash-landing of their plane to find themselves in a forest six miles behind enemy lines. The group, led by Lt. Corby, has a plan: They'll make their way to a nearby river, build a raft, and then, under cover of night, float back to friendly territory. Their plans for getting back safely are sidetracked by a young woman who stumbles across them as they hide in the woods, and by the nearby presence of an enemy general who one member of the group is determined to kill.
Reviews:
"Trapped behind enemy lines, the stress of the situation has varying impacts on four soldiers in this existential war movie from Stanley Kubrick. The film marked the great director's feature debut, and poorly received at the time, Kubrick subsequently tried to suppress it, citing the film as the work of an amateur. This controversy has lead to the film acquiring a mixed reputation over the years, but it is a far more accomplished motion picture than one might expect. While not as stylistic and innovatively shot as 'Killer's Kiss', it actually spins a more engaging narrative, focusing on war from a psychological standpoint with memorable lines such as "enemies do not exist ... unless we call them into being". In an effective touch, Kubrick also lets the characters' narrated thoughts aloud overlap at certain points, and with the way the characters discuss and debate war, Samuel Fuller's superb 1950s war movies frequently come to mind.
The film's biggest weakness is the acting. Virginia Leith is superb in a brief turn in which her close-up facial expressions convey more than words possibly could, but everyone else is uneven at best with dialogue delivery sometimes stilted. A renowned perfectionist, it is no surprise that Kubrick was dissatisfied with certain elements of the film, but had he not disowned it, it is unlikely that it would be as poorly received at it often is these days. The choice to not specify the actual war or any nationalities provides the story with a welcome universal quality that resonates strongly considering all the other wars that have occurred since 1953." -Written by sol- on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Fear and Desire
Argentina Miedo y deseo
Belgium (French title) (DVD title) Le désir de la peur
Brazil Medo E Desejo
Canada (French title) Fear and Desire
Canada (English title) Fear and Desire
Chile Miedo y Deseo
Croatia Strah i želja
Finland (informal title) Pelot ja halut
France Fear and Desire
Germany Furcht und Begierde
Greece Fear and Desire
Hungary Félelem és vágy
India (English title) Fear and Desire
Italy Paura e desiderio
Japan (Japanese title) 恐怖と欲望
Lithuania Baime ir aistra
Mexico Fear and Desire
Poland Strach i pożądanie
Portugal Medo e Desejo
Serbia Страх и жеља
Slovenia Strah in poželenje
Soviet Union (Russian title) Страх и вожделение
Spain Fear and desire (Miedo y deseo)
Turkey (Turkish title) Korku ve İstek
UK Fear and Desire
USA (working title) Shape of Fear
USA (original script title) The Trap
USA Fear and Desire
West Germany Furcht und Begierde
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