Eyes Wide Open: A Memoir of Stanley Kubrick

Fascinating portrait of the working Kubrick. No this is not the "end-all" biography of Kubrick (I still think the best one has not yet been written), but who really cares about his childhood, parents, etc.I want to know about the director, his films, his obsessions, etc. and this book gives many insights and one view of Kubrick the writer and filmmaker. It details one screenwriters nuts and bolts, day-to-day working relationship with Kubrick. It certainly answers one question most Kubrick buffs are always asking: "Why does it take him so long to make a film?" I'm sure if Tom Cruise had written the book it would be entirely different but by no means a more "complete" view of Kubrick. Highly recommended!

An intriguing, touching, somewhat slap-dash recollection of working under the watchful eye of a flawed taskmaster possessed of an ephemeral (yet somehow undeniable) genius. You learn more about Raphael than you do about Kubrick, but they're both pretty damn intriguing. A must-buy at twice the price!

anyone who has ever enjoyed the films of Stanley Kubrick should buy this book . It provides insights into what he was thinking .

With the fast approaching release of Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut", this book gives the reader an insight to what the legendary director was thinking when he embarked on this, his final project. Frederic Raphael did an excellent job of describing what it was like working with the man. For any Kubrick fan around the world...this one's a must have.

As a proofreader, I get paid to read a lot of books, most of them not very good; this was a glowing exception. Raphael is a brilliant author of books and screenplays ("Darling," "Far from the Madding Crowd," etc.), and his description of working with the elusive Stanley Kubrick is both entertaining and insightful. Anyone with even a slight interest in writing and/or the movies would love this book.