This one is from over 60 years ago and belongs to the very early years when Kubrick filmed short documentary features on seafarers or boxers. The center of this one is priest Fred Stadmueller and his activities in the parish and I wish I could even say that Kubrick just directed it and was forced to go with the terrible script. But no, he wrote it himself. Really hard to believe. In these eight minutes, the film quickly switches effortlessly from completely uninteresting to over-the-top re-enacted.
The scene with the little girl and the bully boy was so bad it surely had MST 3000 potential. Of course, they lacked the balls to include a Kubrick film into their show, but it just wasn't a good sight at all. In any case, I'm fairly certain that this short film would have sunken completely into oblivion by now (where it belongs) if it wasn't for the famous director behind it. It's one to watch for Kubrick completionists and that's it.
The scene with the little girl and the bully boy was so bad it surely had MST 3000 potential. Of course, they lacked the balls to include a Kubrick film into their show, but it just wasn't a good sight at all. In any case, I'm fairly certain that this short film would have sunken completely into oblivion by now (where it belongs) if it wasn't for the famous director behind it. It's one to watch for Kubrick completionists and that's it.