S Is for Stanley

If it's a documentary providing insights to the greatness of Kubrick's artistic achievements you are expecting; "S is for Stanley" has absolutely nothing to offer - other than disappointment.

However, as a frogs eye view and insight into one of the unselfish contributions and sacrifices made by the many for the few - this is a delicacy.

Concept and execution are flawless. This is a gem of a documentary - heartfelt and relevant. Apart from providing an excellent insight into the day-to-day "pieces of ordinary" that, in the right hands, sum up to genius - Infascelli manages to, subtly convey the passing of time, the tic-tock, that to an extent catches us all off guard.

Giving this a poor rating for diverging from topic is understandable, but not enjoying it for what it is would be a mistake.

Alex Infascelli's delightfully intimate 'S is For Stanley' is a fascinatingly in-depth documentary on master film-maker Stanley Kubrick told expressly from the warmly related perspective of his beloved personal assistant Emilio D'Allessandro. Ceaselessly edifying, and no less meticulous than the intriguing subject matter, 'S is for Stanley' is a sheer delight, blessed with a palpably warm heart, being profoundly immersive from the beginning until to the end, curious cineastes, avid Kubrick aficionados and biography fans are most certainly in for a rare, truly edifying treat, since the wealth of exquisite detail and welcome insight into the great man's life had me wholly spellbound throughout! Among the myriad burnished nuggets of background information are deliciously colourful recollections from the amicable Emilio about legendary rapscallion Jack Nicholson and maestro Frederico Fellini! Needless to say after watching this entirely charming, surprisingly gentle, consistently soulful documentary, I will inevitably revisit Kubrick's extraordinarily exhilarating oeuvre! This is highly recommended, and the ingenuous, hugely likeable Emilio makes for a wonderfully engaging host!

This movie is a treat not just for all Stanley Kubrick's fans, who will be granted an insight into the personality and everyday life of one of the greatest movie directors of all times, but also a fantastic and moving tale of commitment and friendship that lasted thirty years, between Kubrick and his personal assistant, Emilio D'Alessandro. The documentary is following the success of a book made by Filippo Olivieri, who managed to convince the shy and private Emilio to tell him his extraordinary story. The documentary is very well made, without distracting excerpt from Kubrick's movies, focussing instead on the human relationship between the two characters, following Emilio story and his gradual involvement in taking care of Kubrick's everyday more demanding needs. I would strongly recommend this film to everyone: it is an interesting, sincere, touching and moving story of friendship that will leave its mark. A real gem!

The movie is quite bland. You have this driver who talks about his experience with Stanley, but he's a driver so it mainly focuses on the chores he had to do for that day and not really who Stanley and what it was like on set with him. You mainly learn about the drivers life and personal affairs that are not interested because the movie doesn't give me a good reason to care about this guy.

The documentary is the improbable story of two friends than it can help us to understand the person under the genius of Kubrick