For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. A Clockwork Orange 2-Disc Special Edition, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2013. It is interesting that the movie was banned in England for years I guess they felt it was too subversive and disturbing. Please try your request again later. To me this story has everything. This influential film earned multiple Oscar nominations, including Best Director, Best Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. He is currently editing the letters and short stories of Anthony Burgess. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2008 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine--. The first section opens with Alex, the protagonist, and what he calls his “droogs”: Dim, Pete, and Georgie. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Stanley Kubrick was already a superstar after the release of his other clasics like 'Dr. Travelling or based outside United States? unreliable?). Teen gang leader Alex narrates in fantastically inventive slang that echoes the violent intensity of youth rebelling against society. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. A Clockwork Orange (3,920) IMDb 8.3 2 h 16 min 1972 X-Ray 18+ The head of a gang of toughs is conditioned to become physically ill at sex and violence during a prison sentence. 'A Clockwork Orange' never fails to amuse, terrify and influence many that love the magic of Stanley Kubrick. This from the same folks who thought the Beatles hair was too long ! Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Written in 1961 when the 'teenager' as an entity had just come about, (complete with its own language, dress code, music and culture) the novel deals with this 'problem', finds a solution and then considers the consequences. There was a problem loading your book clubs. In this dark satire from director Stanley Kubrick, a young, vicious sociopath in a dystopian England undergoes an experimental rehabilitation therapy. Video availability outside of United States varies. First off, it looks and feels good (paper quality feels marginally better than most). Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2015. You listen to Alex's adventures, amazed at the clarity Hollander gives to such a verbally ambitious work. Absolutely the worst movie I have ever seen. deceptive? Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Easily one of the best books around. Hollander's vocal suggestiveness, grasp of tone, and overall emotional resonance with the novel give listeners amazing clarity (especially if, like this reviewer, they've previously read the book relying on the glossary). It was only after he died did Kubricks films get the recodnition they deserved. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2020. It is about the excitements and intoxicating effects of language Daily Telegraph I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language...a very funny book -- William S. Burroughs One of the cleverest and most original writers of his generation The Times Turned into a "clockwork orange," the novel's central image of humanity made mechanical, he loses his free will. A Clockwork Orange Addeddate 2019-04-15 05:17:36 Identifier ClockworkOrange_201904 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. plus-circle Add Review. by Random House (GBP20). In one respect, A Clockwork Orange is of its time. I am a big Science Fiction fan so I went to the movie because it was Sci Fi but I had no Idea about what the story was about . A Clockwork Orange is Anthony Burgess's most famous novel, though you'll quickly find out that it isn't his favorite. Any book that makes you ask big questions about the world around you is clearly a good read. It was finally concidered a masterpiece. Please try again. Extreme violence and Rape scenes. More about… In Anthony Burgess's nightmare (ultra-violent) depiction of the future, where criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character/protagonist, Alex, who talks in a brutal invented slang (Nadsat, a fictional register or argot, a form of Russian-influenced English) that brilliantly renders his and his friends' social pathology. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2015. . . --This text refers to an alternate, *Starred Review* It may be a sign of a great work that it can be misinterpreted by detractors and proponents alike. I have no trouble with saying that this is my favourite book ever. I remember watching this movie in college around 2011. Anthony Burgess died in London in 1993. It isn't just a tale of mindlessness, it is a comment on youth and free will, with a bit of oddness thrown in. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2020, Arrived exactly as the image was shown and on time, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2020, great film one of kubricks best .brought back memories of dressing in all white bowler hat and pretending I was a droog .commentary by Malcolm McDowell in disc 2 is quite enlighting, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2016. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. When, in 1960, Anthony Burgess sat down to write “A Clockwork Orange,” we may be pretty sure that he had a handful of certainties about what lay ahead of … * William Burroughs * "Burgess's dystopian fantasy still fascinates as it clocks up 50 years" * The Times * "The 50th anniversary of Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange is celebrated this weekend with the publication of a handsome new hardback edition (the edges of its paper are orange!) It is compiled and edited by Andrew Biswell - Burgess's biographer - and has a foreword by Martin Amis, as well as unpublished material including a 1972 interview with Burgess, the prologue to his 1986 A Clockwork Orange: A Play With Music, and his annotated 1961 typescript of the novel, complete with his doodles in the margins. Anyway, thank you to the young professor with no name, my stoner rocker class buddy, the appalled female students, and to amazon prime for this great movie. The quality and fidelity of these LPs was far superior to other LPs available at the time. I've met all kinds of kids who were up to the wrong things and how they were handled after they got caught and this book really goes into that. A Clockwork Orange (1971) Plot. A Clockwork Orange is a frightening fable about good and evil, and the meaning of human freedom. All in all, a fitting publication of a book that remains just as shocking and thought provoking as ever. . The quality of Tom Hollander's performance, however, renders such help unnecessary. This recording also includes the last chapter of the novel (not published in the first American edition), Burgess's later introduction to the book, and, from the Caedmon archives, Burgess himself reading excerpts. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. 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