Colorado Rocky Mountains. Jack Torrance, a writer, takes a winter caretaker position at the Overlook Hotel which will be closed until next spring. After his arrival, manager Stuart Ullman advises Torrance that a previous caretaker killed his wife, two young daughters and himself in the hotel. Meanwhile at home, Jack's son, Danny, has a premonition and seizure. Jack's wife, Wendy, tells the doctor about a past incident when Jack accidentally dislocated Danny's shoulder during a drunken rage. Jack has been sober ever since. Before leaving for the seasonal break, the Overlook's head chef Dick Hallorann informs Danny of a telepathic ability the two share, which he calls "shining". Hallorann tells Danny the hotel also has a "shine" due to residue from unpleasant past events, and warns him to avoid Room 237. A month passes and Danny starts having frightening visions, including of two murdered sisters that look identical. Meanwhile, Jack's mental health deteriorates; he gets nowhere with his writing, is prone to violent outbursts, and has dreams of killing his family.
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THE SHINING
| Category | Out of competition |
| Section | Warner 100 |
| Tipology | Feature Film |
| Duration | 119' |
| Production Year | 1980 |
| Nationality | USA |
| Directed by | Stanley Kubrick |
| Screenplay | Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson |
| Based on | The Shining written by Stephen King |
| Director of photography | John Alcott |
| Editor | Ray Lovejoy |
| Music | Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind |
| Main cast |
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd |
| Produced by | Stanley Kubrick |
| Production | The Producer Circle Company, Peregrine Productions, Hawk Films |
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick is one of the great masters of cinema of the second half of the twentieth century. He experimented with all cinematographic genres and dealt with films in all their aspects, working as director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, set designer, creator of special effects and photographer. Born in the New York district of the Bronx in a Jewish family, he entered the world of visual arts through photography, collaborating for various magazines and thus maintaining his directing studies at the Academy of Cinematographic Art. After his debut with PATHS OF GLORY (1957) and SPARTACUS (1960), he directed his first masterpiece in 1962, LOLITA, followed by many others: from DOCTOR STRANGELOVE (1963) to 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), which earned him the Oscar for best special effects, from A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) to FULL METAL JACKET (1987), from BARRY LYNDON (1975) to THE SHINING (1980). Awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Venice in 1997, Kubrick died of a heart attack, two years later, in his country house in Harpenden, England.
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