Stanley Kubrick and me: a book by Emilio D'Alessandro and Filippo Ulivieri

Meeting Stanley Kubrick
At the beginning of 1971, Emilio is summoned at Abbots Mead where he meets Stanley Kubrick who is busy finishing A Clockwork Orange.
Behind the scenes of The Shining
Emilio and editor Ray Lovejoy relax in the Colorado Lounge. A continuity polaroid of Danny Lloyd.
Emilio and the actors
Emilio becomes familiar with Ryan O'Neal, Matthew Modine and Tom Cruise.
The bond between Emilio and Stanley
After thirty years together, work became friendship.

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The beginning of the story
Emilio and Stanley's story begins with a handshake over two golden retrievers who happily jumped around.
Walking around the set
See the construction of the massive sets of Kubrick's films through the candid eyes of Emilio.
Emilio and the actors
One of Emilio's tasks is to drive the actors to work and stay on set during filming.
Emilio and Stanley
An unimaginable and yet stable balance between two very different people who were in fact similar.

THE STORY OF KUBRICK'S DRIVER
WHO BECAME STANLEY'S FRIEND.

A compelling memoir that unveils a cinematic legend. A collection of heartfelt private memories, spanning from A Clockwork Orange to Eyes Wide Shut, and offering a completely different perspective on an extraordinary modern artist. Featuring more than 50 never-before-seen photographs.

In the frenetic, frantic, fraught life of one of the world's most complex and creative individuals, Emilio brought a sea of calm and order. I truly do think he took much of the weight off Kubrick's mind in many areas. He was indispensable to us all.

Julian Senior, Warner Bros.

Emilio was my guide, philosopher, and friend during most of 1990. Nine months of fun and madness! Would I have survived with my sanity intact, were it not for Emilio?

Ian Watson, writer
and co-scenarist of
A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Emilio is the perfect companion for a trip into the unknown – kind, reassuring, aware of what is real and important and what is not.

Candia McWilliam, writer
and co-scenarist of
Eyes Wide Shut

From the press

A weird, revealing delight ... an irresistible picture of friendship, loyalty and artistic temperament ... I enjoyed every word. – The New York Times

As good an insider's view of middle- to late-period Kubrick as there is. – Kirkus Reviews

Utterly charming ... [A] sweet and sentimental record of service to a creative genius... – Publishers Weekly

Through detailed anecdotes and tender accounts of life both on location and off, D'Alessandro sheds light behind the scenes of Kubrick's famously controlled sets and offers a unique portrait of the man himself. – Vice

Exquisite! Not to be missed! – Il Sole 24h

Possibly the most important book ever written about Kubrick. – L'Unità

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Where to find the book

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Stanley Kubrick and Me
Hardcover edition: 6"x 9", 384 pages, 56 b/w photographs, 40 color photographs.
Digital editions available for any device.

Arcade Publishing

A former Formula Ford driver who was a minicab chauffeur in London during the Swinging Sixties, Emilio 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.

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Meeting Stanley Kubrick

Behind the scenes of The Shining

Emilio and the actors

The bond between Emilio and Stanley

The beginning of the story

Walking around the set