Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 erotic mystery psychological drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on the 1926 novella Traumnovelle by Arthur Schnitzler, transferring the story's setting from early twentieth-century Vienna to 1990s New York City. The plot centers on a doctor who is shocked when his wife reveals that she had contemplated having an affair a year earlier. He then embarks on a night-long adventure, during which he infiltrates a masked orgy of an unnamed secret society. Kubrick obtained the filming rights for Dream Story in the 1960s, considering it a perfect text for a film adaptation about sexual relations. He revived the project in the 1990s when he hired writer Frederic Raphael to help him with the adaptation. The film, which was mostly shot in England, apart from some exterior establishing shots, includes a detailed recreation of exterior Greenwich Village street scenes made at Pinewood Studios.
| Director | Stanley Kubrick |
| Produced by | Stanley Kubrick |
| Screenplay by | Stanley Kubrick, Frederic Raphael |
| Starring | Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson |
| Music | Jocelyn Pook |
| Cinematography | Larry Smith |
| Edited by | Nigel Galt |
| Production, company | Stanley Kubrick Productions, Pole Star, Hobby Films |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Released | July 13, 1999 (Los Angeles premiere), July 16, 1999 (United States), September 10, 1999 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | United States, United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $65 million |
| Box office | $162.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 5670434 |
| Official Website | http://eyeswideshut.warnerbros.com/ |
About Eyes Wide Shut
Drama thriller about a physician who sets out on a strange night-long endeavor after his wife reveals to him that she has been left unfulfilled in their marriage. The film was directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Achievement of Eyes Wide Shut
The screenplay is based on a 1926 novella penned by Arthur Schnitzler. The movie is Kubrick's last work, he passed away shortly after the editing process.
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Latest information about Eyes Wide Shut updated on March 02 2023.
