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Stanley Kubrick's final film is a mature, highly intelligent, thrilling masterpiece of sexual obsession and marital (in)fidelity. Tom Cruise stars as Bill Harford, a doctor who becomes obsessed with a sexual fantasy that his wife, Alice (Nicole Kidman), confesses to him. Although the fantasy (involving a naval officer) occurred only in Alice's mind, Bill can't get it out of his own head; his obsession leads him through a series of potential sexual encounters, each one surrounded by the specter of death. His whole world threatens to unravel as he falls deeper and deeper into a web of mystery, lies, and deceit.<BR>Kubrick's film breathes with vivid blues, reds, and blacks, the threat of illicit sex and death lurking around every corner. Cruise and Kidman, who are married in real life, are utterly convincing as a happy couple suddenly forced to reexamine their faith in each other. Sidney Pollack, Todd Field, Julienne Davis, Marie Richardson, and Vinessa Shaw sparkle in minor roles. Based on the novella TRAUMNOVELLE by Arthur Schnitzler, EYES WIDE SHUT is a brilliant examination of the psychological nature of sex and marriage, of faith and faithlessness, of obsession and desire. Kubrick said that his last film (he died shortly before the film opened) was my best film ever; while that is debatable, there is no doubting that the film is a splendid finale to a glorious career.Product Identifiers
ProducerStanley Kubrick
EAN7321900179911
eBay Product ID (ePID)3942423
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleEyes Wide Shut
ActorMadison Eginton, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Jackie Sawris, Tom Cruise
DirectorStanley Kubrick
Subtitle LanguageArabic\Bulgarian\English\Romanian
FormatDVD
Release Year2000
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesInteractive Menus\Scene Access Full Frame\Exclusive Interviews Stars\2 TV Commercials, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio1.33 Full Screen
Run Time159 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate18
Number of Discs1
Director of PhotographyMalik Hassan Sayeed, Larry Smith
Costume DesignerMarit Allen
Production DesignerLeon Vitali, Leslie Tomkins
ReviewsVariety - ...Riveting, thematically probing, richly atmospheric....A deeply inquisitive consideration of the extent of trust and mutual knowledge between a man and a woman..., New York Times - ...This astonishing last film is a spellbinding addition to the Kubrick canon....[A] brilliantly provocative tour de force..., Total Film - ...EYES WIDE SHUT is unquestionably the uncompromised artistic statement Kubrick intended to release, with every frame meticulously and elegantly crafted..., Sight and Sound - ...Endlessly fascinating....[Kidman gives] a raw and powerful performance...
AuthorArthur Schnitzler
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Movie/TV TitleEyes Wide Shut
ComposerDmitri Shostakovich, Franz Liszt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gyorgy Ligeti
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
ScreenwriterStanley Kubrick, Fredrick Raphael
MusicJocelyn Pook
Format DescriptionDVD 9