A unique perspective on the director of such film classics as Dr. Strangelove; 2001; and Full Metal Jacket; from his personal assistant and confidante. ldquo;As good an insiders view of middle- to late-period Kubrick as there ishellip;funny and casual throughout.rdquo;mdash;Kirkus Reviews Stanley Kubrick has been seen mostly as an enigmamdash;the neurotic Howard Hughes of filmmakers; a bizarre hermit and unknowable genius consumed by his work and obsessed with privacy to the point of madness. In this ldquo;weird; revealing delightrdquo; (The New York Times Book Review); Emilio DAlessandro gives readers a never-before-seen perspective of the real man behind some of the most iconic works of art in the history of cinema. Emilio was a minicab driver in London who had no idea who Kubrick was when he took a job as the directorrsquo;s chauffeur during the filming of A Clockwork Orange. Honest; reliable; and ready to take on any task; Emilio found his way into Kubricks oddball heart and confidence. For the next thirty years he became Kubrickrsquo;s trusted personal assistant; handyman; cook; sounding board; housekeeper; and pet-sittermdash;all the while observing firsthand Kubrickrsquo;s meticulous working methods. He was even solicited by Kubrick to offer casting suggestions. (Emilio urged his consideration of Charles Bronson for The Shining). In the collective imagination; Kubrick was an isolated misanthrope. In this fresh and affecting portrait; Emilio reveals an altruistic; effusive; generous; and loyal friendmdash;and an artist devoted to the three things in life that mattered to him most: his family; his animals; and his movies. "Through detailed anecdotes and tender accounts of life both on location and off; DAlessandro sheds light behind the sceneshellip;and offers a unique portrait of the man himself."mdash;Vice
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