The marital drama from the turn of the century possesses a present-day relevance which, despite liberalization, the breaking down of taboos and changes in moral values, has not lost any of its intensity the yearning for intimacy in a satisfying relationship, but also its simultaneous endangering by our unconscious desires, feelings and fantasies. Arthur Schnitzler, who was a medical doctor by profession, was admired by Freud for his knowledgeable descriptions of psychic processes.
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Kubrick creates coherence in his films in subtle ways. The number on the protagonist’s number-plate is 9987. This number refers to the year of production of his penultimate film, Full Metal Jacket (1987), and simultaneously to the film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
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on Nov22 06Mmmm, that is one sexy butt. Nice PS artwork as well. I have never seen Eyes Wide Shut. I really don’t like Tom Cruise so maybe I never will. But Nicole Kidman, her I like.
on Nov22 06⇔ I hate Tom Schwooley Cruise and the Kidman too, BUT i like the Schnitzler novell and i admire Kubrick, although i really like to know why he has chosen those two NONACTORS…