Eyes Wide Shut (UK)

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"Kubrick`s haunting final masterpiece. Vivid, brilliant, unforgettable" - Richard Schickel, TIME
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 153 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:

Synopsis:
Stanley Kubrick`s daring last film is many things. It is a compelling psychosexual journey. A haunting dreamscape. A riveting tale of suspense. A major milestone in the careers of stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. And "a worthy final chapter to a great director`s career", (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times).

Cruise plays Dr. Williams Harford, who plunges into an erotic foray that threatens his marriage - and may even ensnare him in a lurid murder mystery - after his wife`s (Kidman) admission of sexual longings.

As the story sweeps from doubt and fear to self-discovery and reconciliation, Kubrick orchestrates it with masterful flourishes. Graceful tracking shots, controlled pacing, rich colours, startling images; bravura traits that make Kubrick a filmmaker for the ages are here to keep everyone`s eyes wide open.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Over 30 minutes of interview footage with Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Steven Spielberg
Two Eyes Wide Shut Television adverts - Combo and Jealousy

Video Tracks:
Standard 1.33:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English

Subtitle Tracks:
Romanian
English
CC: English
Arabic
Bulgarian

Directed By:
Stanley Kubrick

Written By:



Starring:
Sydney Pollack
Jackie Sawris
Madison Eginton
Nicole Kidman
Tom Cruise

Casting By:
Leon Vitali
Denise Chamian

Soundtrack By:
Jocelyn Pook

Music From:
Dmitri Shostakovich
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Liszt
György Ligeti

Director of Photography:
Larry Smith

Editor:
Nigel Galt

Costume Designer:
Marit Allen

Production Designer:
Roy Walker
Leslie Tomkins

Producer:
Stanley Kubrick
Brian W. Cook

Executive Producer:
Jan Harlan

Distributor:
Warner Bros

Your Opinions and Comments

5 / 10
Wanting to see what all the fuss was about this movie i decided to rent the region2 version rather than buying.
And what a delight to discover i`m glad i didn`t buy it,the movie is long and pointless,midway i lost interest and switched it off.It starts off reasonably well but develops to a snails pace,speed up some of the scenes and maybe it cold of been a hit,as for sound it`s dolby digital 5.1 not much happening here and for the picture a regular 1.33. Image is good sound average rent and forget about it.
posted by MATR1X on 24/4/2000 04:54
10 / 10
whoever rated this 2 for content can`t have seen many intelligent movies before. Great print
posted by Richard73 on 15/1/2001 14:01