Meaning of Kubrick stare | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of looking at the viewer with head tilted downward and eyes peering upward from beneath the eyebrows.

Examples

“Analu Cruze-Josephides, librarian and actor exemplifies his rendition of the “Kubrick stare,” a technique synonymous with villainous characters he plays in films.”

“[…] Vincent D'Onofrio goes off the deep end with a malevolent Kubrick stare.”

“Ramsay's work is as chilling as it is technically flawless. She's an avid practitioner of the Kubrick Stare […]”

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