S Is for Stanley

S Is for Stanley

Directed by Alex Infascelli

Produced by Kinethica, Lock & Valentine

201682 min7.5 / 10

A tender documentary portrait of an unlikely 30-year friendship between a legendary filmmaker and his devoted driver, celebrating human connection and loyalty across class and cultural divides.

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…

Questions people ask

  • Is S Is for Stanley violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is S Is for Stanley easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is S Is for Stanley scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does S Is for Stanley end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is S Is for Stanley sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity35

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise78

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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