'S is For Stanley' (2015) – Alex Infascelli.

 

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!