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Stanley Kubrick and Me

By: Emilio D'Alessandro, Filippo Ulivieri, Simon Marsh - translator
Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
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Summary

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.

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Cloned voice, delivered by AI

Be warned, this is the cloned voice of a professional narrator, credited to the narrator but delivered by an AI (like Deep Zen). This is becoming increasingly frequent with audiobooks since they can output an audiobook in a matter of hours rather than the weeks it takes for a professional voice artist to read the full script. It also saves the cost of a recording studio, etc. Not sure how I'd feel about buying it to include in my library. They're getting better at controlling "the full emotional spectrum in the voice output" but any extended listening gives it away. Love Kubrick and his work but the machine reading really ruined it for me. Audiobooks produced through these processes should be revealed and when this technology is used to produce the audiobook, and this should be disclosed in the listing.

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A wonderful memoir about an incredible filmmaker!

Such a brilliant memoir; recommended for all fans of filmmaking and the cinema of Stanley Kubrick.

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Incredible story!

Simply the best audiobook I’ve listened to. Such a great story. Wish it didn’t end!

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this is terrific

I only had a vague idea of Stanley Kubrick as a person although I've always loved his films. the insight into his everyday life and the making of some of these films but much more his relationship with Emelio is engaging and informative. it gives you a real sense of Stanley the man as well as film director. I realised that I'd become involved with the characters when two moments of unexpected tragedy affected me too.

the performance of the reader is excellent too and I can't recommend this book too highly for anyone interested in films, Stanley Kubrick or even as simply a life well lived.

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The human story of Stanley Kubrick

A very moving tale that shows how important people can be to each other. If you want to learn about who Kubrick was rather than about Kubrick's films (though gives you a good idea what perseverance you'll need to make films like his) then this book revealed a less cynical human side to someone who is considered one of the greatest film directors of all time. Emilio story is beautiful and the prose is very moving. Let them both become a part of your life for a couple of hours.

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Brilliant Memoir

This was a compelling story, and an incredible insight into this amazing man. It was like being behind the scenes on some great movies, and I really felt emotional at various stages. Highly recommended.

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Kubrick fan ? Must read! Fans of a great story of friendship family dedication must read!

One of the greatest books I’ve ever heard or read, im a Kubrick fan so obviously love this book, but even if your not this is still an incredible story told so incredibly beautifully, I enjoyed every page and will definitely read again at some point, I laughed I smiled I cried my heart was warmed, it taught me an incredible amount about friendship and loyalty. Emilio did an incredible job... listen to this audio ! Or read the book ! Couldn’t rate it higher.Stanley and Emilio forever !

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Almost a Hagiography, yet very good

Stanley Kubrick is one of my favourite directors and I love most of his work. This book is unique, it gives a unique lens of his 'man Friday', on who the man was, his love of films, family and his animals. It is easy to see how devoted to Kubrick Emilio was, and gives a great tour of his personal life, but does provide little insight on his craft or how he changed as a director over the 30 years of his career. The audio performance is brilliant.

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A Great story of friendship and cinema

If you like cinema, you'll love this book. Great to learn about Kubrick's personality and work ethic

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Stanley

Emilio was his companion for over thirty years. And what a companion he was. Stanley worked him like a dog but he never seemed to mind. I really enjoyed this. Gave great insight into both their lives.

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