I happened upon Colour Me Kubrick in my public library´s online video collection, and was naturally intrigued, given that I love Stanley Kubrick´s films. This turned out to be quite the romp, full of amusing episodes fashioned loosely after the exploits of a real man, Alan Conway, who in fact pretended to be Kubrick in the 1990s. This was possible to do because Kubrick was himself so reclusive at that time. Being so star-obsessed, Conway´s marks naturally treated their new friend ¨Stanley¨ to drinks and meals and even expensive trips in the hopes of endearing themselves to such a famous and distinguished person.
The story is engaging on its own, and certainly humorous, but this production achieves a higher level of art by referencing so many of Kubrick´s works. Allusions to many scenes and scores are interwoven throughout, which is bound to delight any seasoned film buff. John Malkovich does an excellent job portraying Alan Conway, who was a gay middle-aged con artist who hit upon a creative idea for living the life to which he wanted to grow accustomed. None of Conway´s marks appear ever to have seen Kubrick´s photo anywhere and had no idea that he was in fact happily married with children, not gay at all.
The story is engaging on its own, and certainly humorous, but this production achieves a higher level of art by referencing so many of Kubrick´s works. Allusions to many scenes and scores are interwoven throughout, which is bound to delight any seasoned film buff. John Malkovich does an excellent job portraying Alan Conway, who was a gay middle-aged con artist who hit upon a creative idea for living the life to which he wanted to grow accustomed. None of Conway´s marks appear ever to have seen Kubrick´s photo anywhere and had no idea that he was in fact happily married with children, not gay at all.