Obsessed with the director’s work, he was called upon to star in “Barry Lindon” and, since then, has made important contributions to his work, such as “The Shining”.
Leon Vitaliactor of Barry Lindon (1975) who became one of Stanley Kubrick’s closest people, died at the age of 74 on Friday 19. His family told The Associated Press on Sunday 21 that he died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, including their three children. , Masha, Max and Vera.
In 2018, at the age of 69, he was the subject of the documentary filmmakerby Tony Zierra, who turned his loyalty to the director, known for his pretensions and perfectionism, with whom he worked up to 16 hours a day.
Vitali has often been described as Kubrick’s assistant and has made important contributions to some of the most important features in film history, such as The enlightened one (1980) and Eyes tightly closed (1999). She did everything from casting to preparing the actors and supervising the restorations. He once installed a monitor so that Kubrick could keep an eye on his dying cat.
Matteo Modine, from Born to Kill (1987), posted a tribute on his Twitter. “There are people we know who have a profound impact on our lives. Leon Vitali was one of those people to me. An artist in every aspect of his life. A loving father and friend to many. One kind, generous and conciliatory nature … He exemplified and personified grace “.
Vitali was an up and coming actor in England, appearing on several TV shows when he got his big break in the cast of Barry Lyndon, as the son-in-law of the character who gives the film its name, Lord Bullingdon. He was so fascinated by Kubrick and his way of working that he made an unusual decision: he gave up acting and devoted himself totally to the director’s requests for more than two decades. His next credit in a Kubrick film was already listed as “director’s personal assistant” in The enlightened one.
In the film, he was known for helping four-year-old Danny Lloyd, who he discovered, play Danny Torrance, and Louise and Lisa Burns play the creepy twins. “I made a very, very radical change in my life and that’s when I said, ‘I’m more interested in who I was in acting,'” he told The Associated Press in 2017.
After Stanley Kubrick’s death, he devoted himself to the restoration of many of his films, receiving an award from the Cinema Audio Society for his work. He also worked with director Todd Field.
Zierra worked on a director’s montage of the documentary filmmakerwhich would include unreleased material that he and Vitali wanted to be a part of the film, but were unable to make it in time for the 2017 Cannes premiere.
* With information from the AP agency
Source: Terra
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