If you really want to understand a film, you have to watch it at least three times. The first time, you watch the story. The second time, you watch the characters. The third time, you watch the subtext and the hidden meanings.
— Stanley Kubrick Modern

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Unpublished interview, quoted in 'Stanley Kubrick: A Biography' by John Baxter

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1970s

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