I loved all sorts of things, from Peter Sellers to Ingmar Bergman. My dad is a great fan of old movies ... “There’s no material on that period. So you have to work backwards to find out ...

Kubrick realised the importance of the scene and how it would lack impact in foreign language versions of the film if explained ... typing the words "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy ...

Admirable though it is, her work does not work, precisely because it is all work and no play. She gets little help. Andre Previn’s score always misses, without ever swinging. Beaton’s costumes ...