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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Essential ReadingBy JosephIve always admired Kubrick as an artist. This is the first time I could (start to) understand him as Stanley. a human. This is a magnificent book for anyone interested in the personality of genius. cinema. Stanleys films. or a sincere and heartfelt memoir. My only complaint is the very best - I wish for more. Having read almost every book on the man. this is my favorite and the most essential.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. If you are interested in Stanley Kubrick. buy this book.By Max PrendergastIf you are interested in Stanley Kubrick. buy this book. Its that simple.As other reviewers have noted. this is not a book about film making. Emilio DAlessandro was effectively Kubricks personal assistant for thirty years. An Italian ex-racing driver (!). he freely admits he knows nothing about film. and. indeed. had never viewed even a single Kubrick film from beginning to end until after having worked with the man on a daily basis for decades. (Also. one very tiny quibble: the photos in the book are mostly small and rather fuzzily reproduced.)What this is. really. is a joint biography of two families. the DAlessandros and the Kubricks. Sensitively written (with the participation of Filippo Ulivieri) the book transports you into Kubricks working household. and a portrait of the great director built up through a thousand details of daily life and casual interactions between the director and others. There are no boardroom power meetings here. and no premiers. There is just the man. Workaholic. driven. and hugely intelligent. yes. But also anxious. kind. decent. and someone who enjoyed being constantly with his family (including a herd of beloved pets). Stanley Kubrick pulled off the near miracle of turning epic film-making into a home business. Emilio DAlessandro was with Stanley Kubrick right up to the directors death in 1999. and it is perhaps the highest tribute to this affecting account. that by the time you reach that event you will feel every bit of the emotional desolation it caused to those who had truly known him.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Best Book on Kubrick the ManBy PDCThis compelling. fascinating. beautifully written memoir paints a richly detailed portrait of Stanley Kubrick. a uniquely brilliant artist and a deeply complex human being. A mass of contradictions and. at times. jaw-dropping eccentricity. Kubrick comes to life as never before in this intimate account by Emelio Dallesandro. his trusted personal assistant and friend for 30 years. And though at times I wondered how Emelio could have dealt with all that was asked and expected of him by Kubrick without having a nervous breakdown or physical collapse (something which ultimately does nearly happen). I also found myself surprisingly moved to tears by the affection and respect these two men held for each other as so beautifully expressed in this one-of-a-kind. minutely observed book. If youre a fan of Kubricks films and want to know more about the day to day life of the man behind them. then this is the book for you!
