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Families of Three

posted 2 months ago by Sidha108 (2671)
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Is there a significance to Kubrick often featuring families of three (mother, father, and one child) in many of his works?

2001 - Floyd, his wife, and daughter; Frank Pool, his mother, and father

A Clockwork Orange - Alex, his mother, and his father

Barry Lyndon - Barry, Lady Lyndon, and their son; Sir Lyndon, Lady Lyndon, and Lord Bullingdon

The Shining - Jack, Wendy, and Danny

Eyes Wide Shut - Bill, Alice, and their daughter

[–] christomacin (4654) 12 days ago

You forgot Lolita: Humbert, Lolita, and her mother.

I think only Danny from The Shining and Helena from Eyes Wide Shut are truly significant characters as far as Kubrick's themes are concerned.

For what it's worth, Kubrick's household was four people: Kubrick, wife and two daughters.

[–] Sidha108 (2671) 12 days ago

So Kubrick = Grady