Stanley Kubrick and Me

Thirty Years at His Side

By: Emilio D'Alessandro, Filippo Ulivieri, Simon Marsh - translator

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

This intimate portrait by his former personal assistant and confidante reveals the man behind the legendary filmmaker - for the first time.

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.

©2012 il Saggiatore S.p.A.; English-language translation copyright 2016 by il Saggiatore S.p.A. (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

great insight into a supeb filmmaker

Stanley Kubrick was always perceived as an impossible individual who was difficult to work with.
But here we get a different perspective of a genius, who had his peculiarities but was a caring individual.
He was fastidious about his art and in that he was inflexible but his brilliance came out in all of his 13 movies.
Loved this book and highly recommend it to every Kubrick fan.

Brilliant

For as long as I can remember I was under the impression that he was a jerk but clearly the ones closest to him knew better. Stanley Kubrick was a gentle soul! I nearly cried when listening to this audio biography. I loved learning behind the scenes things about a few of his movies! Thank you for this!

Enjoyed every word, such a fascinating story.

Interesting at every turn... it's totally a worth read. It's very honest and very heart-felt

Fascinating

enjoyable glimpse into the inner workings of an industry and what it takes to support creative genius.

Amazing.

Absolutely amazing. One of the best books I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Fascinating.