Stanley Kubrick’s archives on display at Bonhams in Paris in November

An annotated screenplay for Lolita, the clapperboard from Barry Lyndon and the Golden Lion awarded to Stanley Kubrick in Venice in 1997 are among the items announced for Paris. Bonhams is presenting a selection of the filmmaker’s archives over five days in November. These objects offer a way to trace a film’s journey, from the first screenplay to the tools used on set.

The screenplay for Lolita is accompanied by notes and preparatory sketches. In a different vein, plans for the centrifuge aboard the Discovery in 2001: A Space Odyssey show how the set was conceived. The Full Metal Jacket poster is also represented by an original illustration by Phillip Castle. The exhibition thus brings together several film-making professions, from writing to set design and the creation of images that herald a film.

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The Paris presentation is a stop on the collection’s tour. It brings together a selection of pieces ahead of the London sale in February 2027. The appeal of this stop is the chance to see rarely displayed working documents up close, alongside objects related to the films and the director’s career.

In Paris, the exhibition is scheduled for November 16, 17, 21, 23 and 24, 2026 at Bonhams, at 6 avenue Hoche in the 8th arrondissement. It is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the weekdays listed, and from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 21. The exhibition dates can be found on the exhibition page published by Bonhams.

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