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Assistant
Right-hand Man
Amanuensis
Casting representative
Note taker
Colorist
Acting coach
Film Worker
Leon Vitali is all of those things, and although he's been hiding in the background for decades...
More.
The word Boswellian comes to mind.
After getting an acting gig in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, in 1975, Mr. Vitali made a life decision, that would inspire, frustrate, harry, elevate, enrich, enervate, and at certain points, affect his health in extremely negative ways.
He became Stanley Kubrick's Everyman - a jack of all trades. Trades that he learned on a continuing basis, as the decades rolled on.
And upon Mr. Kubrick's demise, with Eyes Wide Shut in the can, but incomplete, and yet to go through post, Leon against the world, as he fought to complete the film, as his employer and friend would have desired it to be done.
He then became the care taker / care giver of the Kubrick library, making certain that the elements were not only preserved, but properly represented as the films Mr. Kubrick would have wished.
This is a man who willingly gave a huge chunk of his life to be subsumed for the greater good.
Tony Zierra's Film Worker, which will become available in early September via Kino Lorber, tells his story, via archival footage, interviews and media, and if you love film, and see only a single documentary on the subject this year, this is the one.
Available only on DVD, without shifting aspect ratios from Panavision to IMAX. No Dolby Atmos. Just an extraordinary documentary that tells the story of a man who resided behind the lights and publicity for decades, to do a job that should have been performed by a dozen people.
Since this discussion is posted while the sturm und drang of 2001 continues, one can only hope that the final digital result is more Leon (even a bit of him), than Chris. I would trust him to do what's correct.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Very Highly Recommended
RAH
Right-hand Man
Amanuensis
Casting representative
Note taker
Colorist
Acting coach
Film Worker
Leon Vitali is all of those things, and although he's been hiding in the background for decades...
More.
The word Boswellian comes to mind.
After getting an acting gig in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, in 1975, Mr. Vitali made a life decision, that would inspire, frustrate, harry, elevate, enrich, enervate, and at certain points, affect his health in extremely negative ways.
He became Stanley Kubrick's Everyman - a jack of all trades. Trades that he learned on a continuing basis, as the decades rolled on.
And upon Mr. Kubrick's demise, with Eyes Wide Shut in the can, but incomplete, and yet to go through post, Leon against the world, as he fought to complete the film, as his employer and friend would have desired it to be done.
He then became the care taker / care giver of the Kubrick library, making certain that the elements were not only preserved, but properly represented as the films Mr. Kubrick would have wished.
This is a man who willingly gave a huge chunk of his life to be subsumed for the greater good.
Tony Zierra's Film Worker, which will become available in early September via Kino Lorber, tells his story, via archival footage, interviews and media, and if you love film, and see only a single documentary on the subject this year, this is the one.
Available only on DVD, without shifting aspect ratios from Panavision to IMAX. No Dolby Atmos. Just an extraordinary documentary that tells the story of a man who resided behind the lights and publicity for decades, to do a job that should have been performed by a dozen people.
Since this discussion is posted while the sturm und drang of 2001 continues, one can only hope that the final digital result is more Leon (even a bit of him), than Chris. I would trust him to do what's correct.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Very Highly Recommended
RAH
