Full Metal Jacket discarded that in favor of a film about the Vietnam War. They met in England, and the director told Herr that he wanted to do a war film but had yet to find a story to adapt. Kubrick discovered Gustav Hasford's novel "The Short-Timers" (1979) while reading the "Virginia Kirkus Review." Herr received it in bound galleys and thought that it was a masterpiece. In 1982, Kubrick read the novel twice, concluding that it "was a unique, absolutely wonderful book", and decided, along with Herr, to adapt it for his next film. According to Kubrick, he was drawn to the
The Man Who Wasn't There (1987 film) The Man Who Wasn't There (1987 film) The Man Who Wasn't There () is a 1987 French thriller film directed by René Féret and based on Roderick MacLeish's novel "The Man Who Wasn't There". Charles Elaine goes from strength to strength. Famous actor, his career is progressing smoothly, with the advice of Strosser and daughter Isabelle, his lawyers. But someone in the shadows, wants his loss, lead to madness, crime, by applying his theories of a psychiatrist who "can make anyone crazy deftly manipulating" . False rumors, terminated, strange coincidences contracts, Rella, who attracts and refuses him any worries Charles.