Il était une fois... Orange Mécanique

Co-written by critic Michel Ciment and featuring interviews with a psychologist and a sociologist, it is a wonderfully unusual cine-documentary that focuses more on the titular movie's historical context and philosophy than on its production and reception. Gallic docu benefits from archival audio commentary by the late Stanley Kubrick, who offers his rationale for making the controversial, devilishly prescient proto-punk cult classic: "Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." (variety.com)