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The infamous “all work and no play” typewritten pages from The Shining, original scripts from A Clockwork Orange and masks from Eyes Wide Shut will be going on public display in a celebration of the work of film director Stanley Kubrick.

Stanley Kubrick: Cult Auteur opens to the public this week at 51Âþ»­ Leicester (51Âþ»­)’s Heritage Centre until June 3, to tie in with an academic conference featuring scholars around the world.

A mini film festival at Leicester’s Phoenix Cinema will also show The Shining – voted the scariest horror film of all time – and Kubrick’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut.

51Âþ»­’s Professor of Film, Professor Ian Hunter, and PhD scholar James Fenwick, of 51Âþ»­’s Cinema and Television History (CATH) research centre is hosting the conference from 11 to 13 May.

Prof Hunter said: “This is a rare chance to see iconic artefacts from some of the greatest cult films ever made”.

The three-day conference will feature keynote speakers including Jan Harlan, executive producer for more than 30 years; Professor Robert Kolker, author of works including Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, New Essays; Professor Nathan Abrams, who has written widely about the director and Peter Kramer who will discuss new insights and perspectives on his career.

Mr Harlan will also give a talk on Kubrick at the Phoenix on Thursday at 4pm, which is open to the public.

Stanley Kubrick: Cult Auteur examines Kubrick’s creative vision and how his exacting, precise style influenced generations of film makers. 

The pop-up exhibition is open to the public and will include:

• A letter from Kubrick to Arthur C. Clarke asking if he would collaborate on an SF film – which became 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Bound copy of Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange script
• Jack Torrance’s bath robe from The Shining
• Black cloak used in the masked ball sequence in Eyes Wide Shut
• Storyboards from 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Kubrick’s own notes on The Shining
• The napkin passed to Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut, revealing the password to the secret society
• Masks from the masked ball sequence in Eyes Wide Shut

Prof Hunter will be giving a free talk on Kubrick and his films at the heritage centre on Wednesday, 18 May at 6pm, followed by a reception and guided tour of the exhibition.

51Âþ»­ Heritage Centre is open from Tuesday to Friday, noon to 5pm.