Eyes Wide Shot
Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 erotic psychological drama directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The film follows a Manhattan doctor who goes on a surreal, night-long journey into a secretive, masked sexual underworld after his wife admits to having contemplated infidelity. Based on the 1926 novella Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler, the film is set in 1990s New York City and is heavily saturated in Christmas decor. After his wife, Alice, confesses to a past fantasy of cheating, Dr. Bill Harford spirals into jealousy. This leads him on a bizarre, perilous odyssey where he infiltrates an elite, secret society's masked orgy, ultimately placing himself and his family in danger. The title "Eyes Wide Shut" refers to willful blindness—knowing the truth of a situation but pretending not to see it. It functions as a metaphor for the facades we put up in relationships and the secrets kept within high-society circles.
About Eyes Wide Shot
Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 erotic psychological drama directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The film follows a Manhattan doctor who goes on a surreal, night-long journey into a secretive, masked sexual underworld after his wife admits to having contemplated infidelity. Based on the 1926 novella Dream Story by Arthur S...Read more