Eyes Wide Shut

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Credits: Far Out / Warner Brothers
Genre
Psychological drama
Release Date
July 16th, 1999
Directed By
Stanley Kubrick
Written By
Stanley Kubrick, Frederic Raphael
Produced By
Stanley Kubrick
Starring
Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Todd Field, Marie Richardson
Length
159 minutes
Budget
$65 million
Box Office
$162 1 million
Awards
Venice Film Festival Little Golden Lion (1999), Satellite Award for 'Best Art Direction and Production Design'
Location
New York City, New York, United States
Fiction
Yes
Summary
After his wife Alice admits she once fantasised about another man, New York doctor Bill Harford becomes consumed by jealousy and curiosity. Wandering the city overnight, he encounters a series of increasingly strange and sexually charged situations before gaining access to a secret masked gathering hosted by a mysterious society. As Bill attempts to uncover the truth behind the organisation, he finds himself drawn into a dangerous web of secrecy, intimidation and psychological uncertainty. Returning home, he is forced to confront the realities of his marriage and the blurred boundaries between fantasy, desire and trust.
Fun Facts
'Eyes Wide Shut' holds the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous film shoot, with principal photography lasting approximately 400 days. It was Stanley Kubrick's final film. He died on March 7th, 1999, just days after presenting his final cut to Warner Bros executives, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Although the story is set in New York City, almost the entire film was shot on elaborate sets constructed at Pinewood Studios in England.
Related Movies
'Barry Lyndon', 'Mulholland Drive', 'Blue Velvet', 'The Ninth Gate', 'The Game'

‘Eyes Wide Shut’ is a 1999 psychological drama directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. Based on Arthur Schnitzler’s 1926 novella ‘Traumnovelle’, the film stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a married couple whose relationship is tested after a confession of sexual fantasy leads to a surreal nocturnal journey through New York City’s hidden world of desire, secrecy and obsession.

As Kubrick’s final film, completed shortly before his death, ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ divided critics upon release but has since undergone significant critical reappraisal.

Praised for its hypnotic atmosphere, meticulous visual style and exploration of sexuality, fidelity and identity, it is now widely regarded as one of Kubrick’s most enigmatic and compelling works.

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More About Eyes Wide Shut

'Eyes Wide Shut' follows Dr Bill Harford as he embarks on a surreal overnight journey after his wife confesses to a past sexual fantasy, forcing him to confront desire, jealousy and the hidden aspects of human relationships.
'Eyes Wide Shut' was directed by Stanley Kubrick and was released in 1999 as his final film.
Yes. 'Eyes Wide Shut' is based on Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella 'Traumnovelle'.
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