Stanley Kubrick and Me

Thirty Years at His Side

Emilio D'Alessandro, Filippo Ulivieri, Stephen Hoye , Simon Marsh

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English

28 January 2017

Individual photographers; Individual film directors, film-makers; Biography: arts & entertainment; Humanities

Stanley Kubrick, the director of a string of timeless movies from Lolita and Dr. Strangelove to A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket and others, has always been depicted by the media as the Howard Hughes of filmmakers, a weird artist obsessed with his work and privacy to the point of madness. But who was he really? Emilio D'Alessandro lets us see. A former Formula Ford driver who was a minicab chauffeur in London during the Swinging Sixties, he took a job driving a giant phallus through the city that became his introduction to the director. Honest, reliable and ready to take on any task, Emilio found his way into Kubrick's neurotic, obsessive heart. He became his personal assistant, his right-hand man and confidant, working for him from A Clockwork Orange until Kubrick's death in 1999.

Emilio was the silent guy in the room when the script for The Shining was discussed. He still has the coat Jack Nicholson used in the movie. He was an extra on the set of Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick's last movie. He knew all the actors and producers Kubrick worked with; he observed firsthand Kubrick's working methods, down to the smallest detail. Making no claim of expertise in cinematography, but with plenty of anecdotes, he offers a completely fresh perspective on the artist and a warm, affecting portrait of a generous, kind, caring man who was a perfectionist in work and life.

By: Emilio D'Alessandro, Filippo Ulivieri
Translated by: Simon Marsh, Simon Marsh
Read by: Stephen Hoye
Country of Publication: Australia
ISBN: 9781489375742
ISBN 10: 1489375740
Publication Date: 28 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: CD-Audio
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Stanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at His Side

'As good an insider's view of middle-to late-period Kubrick as there is ... The book is funny and casual throughout.' -- Kirkus Reviews 'Utterly charming ... [A] sweet and sentimental record of service to a creative genius ... the book's invitingly conversational tone and descriptions paint an all-too-human portrait of a cloistered artist and ardent workaholic who expected everything and more from his employees and returned their devotion in kind. ' -- Publishers Weekly 'Through detailed anecdotes and tender accounts of life both on location and off, D'Alessandro sheds light behind the scenes of Kubrick's famously controlled sets and offers a unique portrait of the man himself.' -- VICE