Room 237

This film is an inquiry in nine parts into Stanley Kubrick’s classic 1980 film . It explores the symbolism of everything from tins of baking powder in the background to subliminal messages in cloud formations. Is about the Holocaust, is it about the slaughter of Native Americans by white colonists, or is it Kubrick’s confession about his part in NASA’s staging of the landing on the moon? By charting and guiding us into Kubrick’s labyrinth, the film brings the viewer into a new labyrinth, one with an endless number of false turns and dead ends. Various analysts get a chance to speak, including a journalist, a film archivist, a historian and a filmmaker. Their voice-overs accompany footage from and other works by Kubrick. There are also scenes from classics such as and , as well as animated maps of the Overlook Hotel, where was shot. It is left up to the viewer to decide which of the observations, hidden messages and far-reaching theories stand up to closer inspection. The title of refers to the secret dream room in Kubrick’s film. It is an ode to the masterpiece, to the creative interpretation of imagery and to the pleasure of watching.