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What does the ending of Eyes Wide Shut mean?
In the end, Alice concludes that the whole truth doesn’t lie in the dream, or in the waking reality. Both are real. Alice: “Only as sure as I am that the reality of one night, let alone that of a lifetime, can ever be the whole truth.” Bill: “And no a dream is ever just a dream.”
How long is Eyes Wide Shut?
2h 39m
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How much did Eyes Wide Shut cut?
Kubrick himself has stated that Eyes Wide Shut was his best film and though I do believe it was left unfinished, as it stands now, I still consider it a masterpiece. In the end I made 18 cuts, totaling 40 minutes of footage.
What happened to Mandy in Eyes Wide Shut?
Once we ask this, we can arrive at an almost too-simple answer: Mandy is killed to protect Ziegler’s reputation following the incident in his bathroom. This is not a farfetched speculation. Although Kubrick films the bathroom scene in a low-key, casual tone, the situation is horrific.
Was Eyes Wide Shut based on a true story?
It was an exposé written in code. It revealed a dynamic that had long played out in sectors of elite society but was not glimpsed until our own age, an age of scandal, the most telling being the scandal of Jeffrey Epstein. In short, Eyes Wide Shut is not fiction. It’s documentary.
Was Mandy killed Eyes Wide Shut?
Once we ask this, we can arrive at an almost too-simple answer: Mandy is killed to protect Ziegler’s reputation following the incident in his bathroom.
Did they cut 24 minutes out of Eyes Wide Shut?
Equally false are descriptions of 24 minutes of lost footage, cut from Eyes Wide Shut to protect the elite. Photos exist of a deleted scene featuring Bill, Alice and their daughter rowing a boat in Central Park, but it’s hardly a smoking gun.
Who is the director of the movie Eyes Wide Shut?
Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 erotic drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick.
Why is there no footage from Eyes Wide Shut on DVD?
When Eyes Wide Shut was released in the USA, there was digital figures added so the film wouldn’t be R-rated. Maybe the story of the missing footage comes from the different lenght between NTFC and PAL system in Europe for the dvd release. I don’t think Eyes Wide Shut could be three hours long anyway.
What happened to Stanley Kubrick after Eyes Wide Shut?
He died six days later. WB cut the portion and boom bada bing Eyes Wide Shut was released on July 16, 1999. There’s a whole theory about how Stanley Kubrick was killed by the Illuminati because the movie was exposing them, and they needed those 24 min removed.