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Fear and Desire

Play trailer Poster for Fear and Desire Released Mar 31, 1953 1h 8m War Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Four soldiers must confront their fears and desires behind enemy lines.
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Steve Erickson The Atlantic ... Fear and Desire shows that Kubrick's polished vision didn't emerge from a void. He had to start out with a rough draft first. Feb 22, 2018 Full Review Tim Grierson Village Voice Treat it like a wobbly, precocious demo from a 24-year-old with mighty aspirations, filled with hints of what he would become, and you'll be properly enthralled. Mar 27, 2012 Full Review Nick Schager Slant Magazine For all its heavy-handed gloom and stylistic unevenness, Fear and Desire has a certain fierceness that's hard to shake. Mar 17, 2012 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills It’s a talky, eccentric little movie that no doubt would have puzzled but also intrigued anyone catching it on the bottom half of a double bill... Apr 1, 2024 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The picture itself remains a Kubrick curio rather than an integral part of his filmography. Rated: 2/4 Mar 16, 2024 Full Review Jeremy Carr Vague Visages Fear and Desire is more than just a curio for the Kubrick completist. It is indeed a genuinely revealing work. Nov 16, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s filme bacaninha, o roteiro é bacana, os personagens são meio fracos, as cenas de tiro ficou legal, mas teve uma cena quase perto do fim do filme, que o maluco estava no lado de fora da casa com uma espingarda, e ele atirou no cara que estava dentro de casa, através da janela, o cara que rebeceu o tiro caiu de um jeito engraçado. mas mesmo assim o filme é bacaninha. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Mason M Kubrick's worst film, but a bad Kubrick film is still a good film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/08/24 Full Review Robert H A must see because of the big budget remake in progress - a simple story with twisted characters Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/08/24 Full Review Eben L What a Dull, Boring, and Disappointing film, Kubricks first, stinks what kind of stupid war film portrays both sides of war but doesn't tell you which country they are fighting for, 4/10 - 2/5 Stars CONCLUSION: Bad. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review Yash B "Fear and Desire" is a pretty solid start for Stanley Kubrick's filmography. It definitely feels lower budget and less ambitious than his films that came after, but I respected how even early on this movie presented some complex ideas that would be explored in Kubrick's war films later on. I do feel it is oddly paced for a movie that is just one hour and sometimes it is just too uncomfortable, but I see what it was going for. Overall, any Kubrick completionist. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review Robert R Stanley's directorial debut isn't his best work, but still worth seeing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Four soldiers must confront their fears and desires behind enemy lines.
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Producer
Stanley Kubrick
Screenwriter
Howard Sackler
Distributor
Joseph Burstyn Inc.
Production Co
Kubrick Family
Genre
War, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 1953, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 8m
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