description Eyes Wide Shut Overview
Eyes Wide Shut presents a psychological thriller examining marital tension and hidden desires. Director Stanley Kubrick’s film follows a New York physician's unsettling experience at a secretive gathering following his wife’s revelation. Adapted from Schnitzler’s “Dream Story,” the movie explores themes of trust, sexuality, and societal anxieties. It is relevant for audiences interested in dramatic explorations of relationships and suspenseful narratives.
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info Eyes Wide Shut Specifications
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1999 |
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Is Eyes Wide Shut based on a book or an original screenplay?
The film is actually an adaptation of the 1926 Austrian novella "Traumnovelle" (Dream Story) written by Arthur Schnitzler. Director Stanley Kubrick and co-writer Frederic Raphael relocated the setting from early 20th-century Vienna to modern-day New York City for the film.
Did Stanley Kubrick finish editing Eyes Wide Shut before his death?
Yes, Kubrick delivered the final cut of the film to Warner Bros. just a few days before he died in March 1999. The film was released posthumously in the summer of 1999, cementing it as his final directorial work.
Were Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman married during the production of Eyes Wide Shut?
Yes, then-real-life married couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman played the lead roles of Dr. Bill and Alice Harford. The film's famously long production schedule spanned over a year, overlapping directly with their actual marriage.
Why was the secret society ritual in Eyes Wide Shut digitally altered for release?
To secure an R-rating from the MPAA in the United States, Warner Bros. had to digitally obscure explicit background figures during the film's controversial mansion orgy scene. These CGI cloaked figures were added in post-production specifically to prevent the film from receiving a commercially damaging NC-17 rating.
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