Kubrick's adaptations

Oggi guardando ain't it cool news e leggendo un articolo sul film di CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN ho trovato forse uno dei piu begli aneddoti sul grande Stanley Kubrick. Trovo che riassuma in modo stupefacente la filosofia di kubrick relativa alla differenza fondamentale tra trasposizione ed adattamento. Ve lo lascio così come l'ho trovato (ovvero in inglese)

- John Milius once told me a story that went something like this (and I'm doing my best to paraphrase here): Stanley Kubrick called him up one day, wanting some advice on buying "the best handgun ever produced." Obviously, Milius is the guy you call when you want to buy a gun. His one requirement was that the weapon must have "never been fired." Milius thought about it, and told him that it would be a Colt .45 Special produced in 1942. He then warned Kubrick that to find this particular handgun in mint condition would be nearly impossible. "Money is no object!" Kubrick told him. Months passed and eventually Kubrick received a call from Milius: "Stanley," he told him, "I found the gun. Not only has it never been fired, but it's in the original box!" Kubrick was delighted, money changed hands, and the gun was shipped to England, where Kubrick lived. A few months later, Milius calls Kubrick to ask "How did you like the gun?" To which Kubrick responded, "Oh! I love it! I re-bored the barrel and realigned the bead, swapped out the Mahogany handle for Mother of Pearl, changed out the hammer, and swapped out the pins." Milius was aghast, "You've -- you've -- you've destroyed it!" To which Kubrick responded "NO! I MADE IT BETTER!"

I was on Ain't it cool news today when I saw an article about CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN movie. Within the article I've found what is probably one of the best story about Stanley Kubrick I've ever read. it is a clear and amazing short story about the Director's vision of the difference between a transposition and an adaptation.