S Is for Stanley

2016 1h 22m IT

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 85

Documentary

Synopsis

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The incredible story of the Italian Emilio D'Alessandro, personal driver of the great director Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), who met Emilio by chance in London in 1971 and hired him, thus establishing a deep friendship that lasted thirty years and helped create four masterpieces of cinema. A moving tale about two seemingly opposing people who found their ideal travel companion far away from home…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Emilio D'Alessandro
Self
Janette Woolmore
Self
Alex Infascelli
Self
Stanley Kubrick
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alex Infascelli
Writers: Filippo Ulivieri, Alex Infascelli, Vincenzo Scuccimarra
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alex Infascelli, shot by Luigi Martinucci. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Cummings. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Emilio D'Alessandro and Janette Woolmore and Alex Infascelli carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3512160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alex Infascelli directs. Luigi Martinucci behind the camera. John Cummings scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Alex Infascelli, shot by Luigi Martinucci. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Cummings. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Emilio D'Alessandro and Janette Woolmore and Alex Infascelli carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt3512160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.