This is the director’s most meticulous project, with more than 400 days of filming to achieve the descent into the lustful hell of its protagonist.
HBO Max adds one of the most meticulous and mysterious works of Stanley Kubrick to its catalogue. It is about Eyes wide Shutthe feature film that holds the world record for the longest shoot in history with more than 400 days of filming. This erotic film about infidelity is full of rumors and film theories.
The American director’s demands and eccentricities are recognized by any film buff. All of them were multiplied in his latest film, which adapts the novel Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler. The same It was starred by Tom Cruise and Nicole KidmanThe production was responsible for the author’s inability to participate in other projects for two years and is also believed to have been the cause of the divorce between the Hollywood stars.
Eyes Wide Shut is Kubrick’s last project, who died a few days before presenting the final version to Warner Bros. The highly erotic content of the novel caused the director to change the original scenes and, even so, the film was censored in the United States for its nudity and sex scenes.
What is Eyes Wide Shut, a movie on HBO Max about?
The story centers on the marriage of Bill Harford and his wife Alice. The husband overhears a person trying to seduce his partner during a party. He talks to her about desire and the boredom of marriage. This conversation becomes the cause of a confrontation when they get home. There, His wife confesses to him that she once wanted a man so much that she would have left him if he had proposed it..
The revelation of this unspeakable secret wreaks havoc on Bill’s mind. He becomes filled with fear and obsessed with the idea that his wife might be with other men. He begins to think that The salvation of your marriage is through the acceptance of sexual fantasies. This leads them to descend into a hell of lust and enter a kind of sect.
Trailer for Eyes Wide Shut, a movie on HBO Max
Cast of Eyes Wide Shut, a movie on HBO Max
The long duration of Kubrick’s filming meant that the cast of actors changed from his original choice. The film stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman also featured the participation of: Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson, Todd Field, Sky du Montamong others.
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