{"id":18940,"date":"2022-01-12T19:04:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T18:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmandfurniture.com\/?p=18940"},"modified":"2023-06-27T09:16:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T08:16:23","slug":"kubricks-a-clockwork-orange-film-sets-and-furniture-a-real-horrorshow-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmandfurniture.com\/2022\/01\/kubricks-a-clockwork-orange-film-sets-and-furniture-a-real-horrorshow-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The filmsets and furniture of Kubrick\u2019s A Clockwork Orange \u201cA real horrorshow\u201d Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Half a century on, A Clockwork Orange<\/em><\/a> remains a <\/span>source of controversy and discussion <\/span>despite being largely embargoed for nearly three of those five decades. To mark the 50<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span> anniversary of the film\u2019s UK release on 13<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span> January 1972 (following the December 1971 premiere in USA), we present Part Two of our investigation into A Clockwork Orange<\/em> film sets, furniture and d\u00e9cor details (see Part One he<\/a><\/span><\/span>re<\/a>) and the roles they play in telling a provocative story.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Set in a near-future Britain and based on the book of the same name by Anthony Burgess, the film was adapted, produced and directed by the one and only, Stanley Kubrick<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Exaggerated, electrifying and exuberant at every turn, A Clockwork Orange<\/em> brings us hyper-stylised film sets, vivid costumes, distinctive music by transgender composer Walter (later Wendy) Carlos, unusual use of language (<\/span>a mix of English, Russian and slang called Nadsat invented by Burgess) and an unforgettable <\/span>villain-antihero in the form of Alex DeLarge played by Malcolm McDowell<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The production design by John Barry<\/a> is well worthy of scrutiny and after bringing you my analysis of <\/span>the Korova Milk Bar<\/span>, <\/span>\u2018HOME\u2019 (Mr and Mrs Alexander\u2019s House),<\/span> and <\/span>Alex\u2019s bedroom and parents flat in Part One, I now invite you take a good look around the Record Shop, CatLady\u2019s house and The Ludvico Medical Facility <\/span>where the thuggish teenager Alex is subjected to radical brainwashing techniques designed to make him \u2018good\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span><\/strong>Record shop<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alex enters the record shop in A Clockwork Orange<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Who doesn\u2019t love a traditional record shop? I\u2019ve been ‘guided’ into hundreds of vinyl stores from London to Bridport, and from Berlin to LA, Tokyo, Mexico City and everything in-between over the years by Paul West, my partner in life and business, and although I\u2019m not quite as much of vinyl junkie as he, I do love the atmosphere of record shops and all that potential sitting inside all the catalogued record racks. Together, we’ve designed many of the record sleeves that sit in these shelves.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A record store condenses all forms of culture and counter-culture into one perfect space. You generally encounter interesting people in these places and conversations can be struck up quite easily. The record store in A Clockwork Orange<\/em> is no exception, but with a darker undertone.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n