A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange

  • Director: Stanley Kubrick
  • Writer: Stanley Kubrick,Anthony Burgess
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: February 2, 1972
  • Runtime: 2h 16min
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.66 : 1
  • Also known as: Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange
  • "A Clockwork Orange" (A Clockwork Orange) is a crime film directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1972, starring Malcolm McDowell . 
    The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by John Anthony Burgess Wilson . It tells the story of an innocent teenager Alex who, after being imprisoned, voluntarily accepted a special personality treatment in order to regain his freedom early, but was justified after he was "healed." The story of persecution. 

    Details

    • Release date February 2, 1972
    • Filming locations Binsey Walk, Southmere Lake, Thamesmead South, London, England, UK
    • Production companies Warner Bros., Polaris Productions, Hawk Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $2,200,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $26,589,355

    Gross worldwide

    $26,904,636

    Movie reviews

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    • By Georgianna 2022-04-24 07:01:01

      wind up

      In a gloomy street night, where wisps of bleak and bleak aura emanated from time to time, an old homeless man was rapping something, and he ushered in the wanton fearlessness of a group of young people who were dazed and hopeless about their own survival. The unprovoked beating...
           as if not doing so would be a waste of excess energy to survive, as if not doing so would be ignoring one's obligations.
           Through their empty eyes, the window of the soul, I saw the desolation...

    • By Fay 2022-04-24 07:01:01

      Youth Cruel Story


      I've never listened to highbrow music. Children who like classical music know that Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is the culmination of Beethoven's life. Among them, the Ode to Joy in the fourth movement is endowed with the humanistic color of singing freedom, peace and fraternity because of the lyrics. But in director Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, the choral symphony is used as a symphony of sin and violence. With the various brutal crimes of the rebellious teenager in the film, the...

    • By Antonio 2022-04-24 07:01:01

      Kill the government machine

      So in the first few minutes of this film, I was confused, and I began to question whether it was a film that made me inexplicably die like David Lynch's "My Heart is Wild", but when I got to the prison scene, I instantly felt more comfortable. Yes, although I can't accept the male lead's expression.

      In the first few minutes of criminal wildness, it is indeed easy to arouse the inner turmoil, especially among young people. There is no way, this is human nature. The so-called blind...

    • By Delaney 2022-04-24 07:01:01

      Hard Violence and Soft Violence

      I know that "A Clockwork Orange" was introduced in the [10th Screening Room] when I was in junior high school. Banned identity and Malcolm McDowell's handsome face in the '70s are the only things I remember at the time. "Because it was full of violent images, it was blamed for several murders of violence," the narrator said, and I immediately concluded that I would never watch it.
        
         There is still a slight resistance to "violence aesthetics". "Kill Bill" didn't last for 20 minutes...

    • By Trystan 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      Madness and Civilization

      This movie ruined a lot of things.

      It ruined the background score, including Singing in the rain, Ludwig Van, Rossini or William Tell. I felt like I couldn't look directly at the Thief Magpie and the Ninth Symphony for a long time (incidentally also JGL's make them laugh, I can't listen to the whole song in the rain) ...... just like Alex in the movie, a conditioned reflex occurs, when I hear this weird and crazy music There will be uncomfortable nausea.

      It's like Foucault's...

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    • By Elza 2023-08-31 01:17:40

      I almost vomited when I saw it... A lot of naked scenes, the first half was all evil, and the second half wanted to earn the same period, and the aversion therapy all vomited it quickly. Not to mention the meaning, it is a movie viewing experience with extreme psychological and physical...

    • By Nelda 2023-08-23 09:12:49

      The process of watching the movie was not pleasant, and I was always uncomfortable, especially the part of the movie... But I have to praise the excellent plot, music, and the actors' exaggerated and impactful performances. The 3P part was really hilarious. Who is absolutely kind, when Alex learns to control a little bit, he will be the best actor in the spotlight in that...

    • By Ike 2023-08-17 07:25:49

      This is a very uncomfortable film, whether it's what Alex did at the beginning, the "treatment" after he was in prison, or the various experiences after he got out of prison. But looking at it, there is a feeling of pity for each other. We all make mistakes, but when we stop making mistakes, we find that no one will forgive us. They are doing things that make me sick and sick. For this world, both good and evil need to be in...

    • By Christopher 2023-07-06 20:36:15

      The first twenty minutes were so cool, and the political satire in the second half was fun. "Goodness comes from the heart, and goodness is a choice. When a person can't choose, he is no longer a person." For the government, the emphasis is on freedom, but for the protagonist, it is just too much freedom that leads to nothingness. So he went from one extreme to the other and ended up ironically "completely...

    • By Ephraim 2023-05-11 18:49:37

      Needless to say about the artistry of the film, but the entertainment of this film for me, and perhaps some other audience, might need a little change? ! -2012.01.30 —— Although the story and shooting methods of "A Clockwork Orange" are not destined to become my favorite, but now when I revisit it in the archive, I feel that Kubrick does not need to make changes to please the audience! Besides, how can this restricted-level story be presented without this scale?...

    Movie plot

    Alex is a violent teenager. He fights with several other teenagers like him every day. One day, after a fight with the little gangster, he and a few partners went to an apartment in the suburbs. This was the home of the writer Alexander. Under the coaxing of Alex, the hostess opened the door. Not only did they After beating Alexander and gang-raping his wife in front of him, Alex established his position as the leader among his...
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    Shooting Highlights

    During the filming of Ludovico, the lead actor Malcolm McDowell scratched one of his eyes and became temporarily blind. During the filming of the shameful stage performance, his rib unfortunately broke. In the sink scene, he nearly drowned when he was underwater due to a malfunction of his breathing equipment.
    When Stanley Kubrick discovered that Malcolm McDowell was afraid of reptiles, he decided to add a snake to the movie.
    Kubrick...
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    Wearing Lens

    Continuity: When Tim fell into the water, there was a black stain on Alex's right leg. But when Alex squatted down to chop Tim's hand, the stain disappeared.
    Coherence: In the insulted scene, the victim in the theater had lace on only one sandal, first on her right leg, but in the following shots, the lace became on her left foot.
    Coherence: Alex’s last name is mentioned twice in the movie: DeLarge and Burgess. When he went to prison, he...
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    Adaptation creation

    Regarding the meaning of a clockwork orange, the novel author Anthony Burgess said in the preface of the original reprint: "A clockwork orange does not exist in itself, but old Londoners use it to describe strange things. It signifies a mechanical On the application of moral values ​​to the sweet and juicy living organism.” Therefore, what the title implies is a clockwork (mechanical, artificial) person (the English term "orange" is...
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    Performance technique

    In terms of dialogue, an extremely staged approach is adopted, and the voice of the actors in the dialogue is like a recitation in a stage play. The opera-like dialogue enhances the sense of unreality. If you just feel the tone of the dialogue, people will think that the characters in the film are sufficiently civilized, but the truth is that they are doing the most brutal activities in an elegant way.
    In terms of pictures, Kubrick...
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    Evaluation action

    The more magnificent and beautiful the expression of "A Clockwork Orange", the more evil and heavier reality is. This heaviness and evil make people afraid to face it. I believe that only ghosts like Stanley Kubrick would choose to use it. This form expresses the theme of the movie. (Sina Entertainment Review   )
    "A Clockwork Orange" has actually gone beyond moral thinking. It directly points to the ultimate dilemma of human existence....
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    Movie quotes

    • Minister: As I was saying, Alex, you can be instrumental in changing the public verdict. Do you understand, Alex? Have I made myself clear?

      Alex: As an unmuddied lake, friend. As clear as an azure sky of deepest summer. You can rely on me, friend.

    • Alex: Initiative comes to thems that wait.

    • Alex: What we were after now was the old surprise visit. That was a real kick and good for laughs and lashings of the old ultraviolent.