The Ultimate Guide to Kubrick’s Most Mysterious Film: Eyes Wide Shut

This article looks deeper into the film with key insights cracked wide open

James Gordon
Fanfare
Published in
7 min readApr 17, 2023

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Alice with pyramid blinds, credit: Stanley Kubrick Productions

Occult. Derived from the latin, Occultare. Oculus. The eye. Hidden from sight. Secret. In light of this, it seems that the title itself, Eyes Wide Shut, amounts to a hooded-and-veiled nod to the occult. The film’s constant…

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