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The last novel I have read is Dream Story by Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler. It is a novel I had wanted to read for a long time because it inspired Stanley Kubrick to make his last movie, his farewell masterpiece, Eyes Wide Shut.
The novel is short and it is very similar to the first hour of Eyes Wide Shut. This movie was polemic, it hides a lot of meanings that are unknown to the viewer at first sight. It did not receive many accolades.
What can be striking is the novel was written in 1926 but one feels like as if it was written now. It tells the story of a doctor who after knowing a surprising revelation from his wife embarks himself in a dangerous adventure throughout Vienna. I do not if the reader has seen Eyes Wide Shut. The problem with this movie is the misconception regarding it.
In my opinion, Stanley Kubrick is one of the best filmmakers ever. Eyes Wide Shut was his last movie, he wanted to play with the viewer and if you have an extraneous approach you can be misled by the naked scenes without going any further. However, Stanley Kubrick did want to convey a deep message, that marriage is an artificial subject that survives because our society needs it.
Eyes Wide Shut played with at that time very famous couple, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. The movie is very well directed and the music, for instance, of the utmost quality. What do you think???
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Do you like Eyes Wide Shut???
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Do you consider it a masterpiece???
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Do you think Stanley Kubrick is a great filmmaker???
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I need to rewatch it, I think I was little when I first saw it and I don’t remember much.
You will not regret watching it again. It is a masterpiece
I liked his 2001 much better. Eyes wide shut tried to tell a very difficult story!
Yes, it is true, Eyes Wide Shut is not an easy story. 2001 is a classic.
I have to say, the casting of Kidman and Cruise was difficult, as it was later discovered they were divorcing (shortly after the movie) making it even more difficult.
It is said the shooting was really cruel because Kubrick made Kidman and Cruise to repeat the scenes 50 or 60 times. There was an actor, I think is Harvey Keitel who abandoned the shooting because he could not stand repeating the scenes so many times.
It is an incredibly hard story to tell. So was 2001, but he did a better job with that one.
Unfortunately, I have not read this novel yet.
Have you watched “EyesWide Shut”””?? The novel is similar but it takes, in my opinion, a great deal of talent to make the movie Kubrick did
Being a fan of Film Noir I must mention ‘Killer’s Kiss’ and ‘The Killing’. Yes, he was a great film maker.
Thanks for commenting. I do not know the movies you mention.
Killer’s Kiss (1955) is his second feature film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP-OWTiGTn4
Thanks a lot. My Favourite Stanley Kubrick movie is Barry Lyndon
Kubrick was a genius. He knew a great film begins with a great script and the easiest way to get a great script was to start with a great book…
Yes, it is true, many of his movies are based on novels, Lolita, the luck of Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Orange Clockwork…
and all his films were outstanding
Yes, perhaps he is the best filmmaker ever
he might actually be better than Hitchcock…
Yes, I ver much enjoyed the movie. Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise played their roles very good.
Thanks a lot for your comment. They both played well in Eyes Wide Shut.