Filmworker (2017)

Directed by

Tony Zierra

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 79 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary profiles Leon Vitali, a British actor who left his own career to work as Stanley Kubrick's loyal assistant for many years. It shows his dedicated, behind-the-scenes role helping bring Kubrick's films to completion.

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What happens

Filmworker is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Tony Zierra about Leon Vitali, a successful British actor who, after playing the role of Lord Bullingdon in the Stanley Kubrick-directed Barry Lyndon, gave up his acting career to work for decades as Kubrick’s assistant. Filmworker premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on May 19 and was nominated for the L'Œil d'or, le prix du documentaire – Cannes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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