Product Description

Stanley Kubrick s daring last film is a bracing psychosexual journey, a riveting suspense tale and a career milestone for stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Cruise plays a doctor who plunges into an erotic foray that threatens his marriage and may ensnare him in a 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, rich colors, startling images: bravura traits that make Kubrick a filmmaker for the ages are here to keep everyone s eyes wide open.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10535 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2008-01-22
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 159 minutes

Customer Reviews

Images wide open in Eyes Wide Shut
This 2 disk version contains the orgy scenes without the computer generated graphics that occur in the American release. The differences are of short duration, but they make an interesting comparison.

Sublime in so Many Ways
"Eyes Wide Shut" is nothing short of a true artistic masterwork from the late, great extraordinary Stanley Kubrick. It is a subtle film, yet so opulent and rich...complex and beautiful in its overt simplicity and less recognizable complexity. What does it teach and tell us about men, women, and the human condition? Maybe many things and perhaps nothing at all. None really matters here as we interpret as needed and are entertained immensely all the same. Cruise and Kidman are surprisingly well cast in this film , both turning in wonderful performances and obviously enjoying their roles respectively. Dr. Harford (Cruise) as your successful "everyman"..inherently riddled with human weakness that so often plagues the male. And Alice (Kidman), the stronger female counterpart figure, the possessor who inherently also possesses tremendous needs. This dynamic sparks both a complex and fascinating friction. I would not be a dignified Kubrick fan if I didn't put a word in about the brilliant lighting and cinematography...as with other Kubrick films, they are extraordinary. We are treated to the soft, almost opaque lighting that evokes a dreamlike quality, symbiotic with major elements of the storyline. As opposed to the mostly white lighting seen in "Clockwork", "Eyes Wide Shut" promulgates color!..yet does so in soft, sensitive and consistent Christmas themed fashion. Perhaps one of the favorite moments was the flirtatious dance between Alice (Kidman) and Sandor Svavost (played by the brilliant Sky Dumont). There are the splendid aromas of "A Clockwork Orange", "The Shining" and "the Wickerman" here...all classics in their own right. And of course, the score! Kubrick had a unique talent for sourcing music that creates a perfect symbiosis for his films. Jocelyn Pook's haunting songs accent the film perfectly...especially the mesmerizing piece that we hear during the ceremony in the Mansion!..this piece of music sent chills straight up my spine. "Eyes Wide Shut" is layered and eternally deep...like your favorite glass of Merlot or classic Poem. All together, this film is an amazing and unforgettable experience.

Really strange movie
This is a typical Kubrick movie, very strange,but also very good. It definitely holds your interest. I saw it originally on the Big Screen and couldn't imagine Cruise playing an innocent, but he pulled it off. And this is the only movie I have seen with Kidman that I did not like her character at all. But then Kubrick was very good at twisting things and people around.