Filmworker will be released on Blu-ray on February 16 via Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Directed by Tony Zierra, the 2017 documentary profiles Stanley Kubrick’s frequent collaborator, Leon Vital.
Vitali worked under Kubrick as a personal assistant (The Shining), actor (Barry Lyndon), and casting director (Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut), among other duties. Vital is featured with Ryan O'Neal, Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Danny Lloyd, Stellan Skarsgård, and more.
Special features are listed below, where you can also watch the trailer.
Special features:
Q&A with Leon Vitali and director Tony Zierra
Theatrical Trailer
Leon Vitali was a rising British television actor when Stanley Kubrick picked him for the role of Lord Bullingdon in Barry Lyndon. That first encounter with the famed auteur proved decisive—he swiftly resolved to devote the rest of his life working for the director, this time behind the scenes, and took on just about every job available: casting director, acting coach, location scouter, sound engineer, color corrector, A.D., promoter, and eventually restorer of Kubrick’s films. Tony Zierra’s affecting documentary profiles the devoted “filmworker”—Vitali’s preferred job title—as he enthusiastically recounts his days with the notoriously meticulous, volatile and obsessive director. The experiences brought both tremendous sacrifice and glowing pride. Filmworker celebrates the invisible hands that shape masterpieces, reminding us that behind every great director, there is a Leon Vitali.
