In the practical English class we saw a film called "Eyes Wide Shut". The director's film was Stanley Kubrick and I'm going to write something about his life and his movie. In my opinion, it was a strange film I've never seen something like that before.

Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career. Kubrick was noted for the scrupulous care with which he chose his subjects, his slow method of working, the variety of genres he worked in, his technical perfectionism, his reluctance to talk about his films, and his reclusiveness. Kubrick's films are characterized by a formal visual style and meticulous attention to detail.

The film that first brought him attention from many critics was Paths of Glory, the first of three films of his about the dehumanizing effects of war.

All of Kubrick's films from the mid-1950s onward, except The Shining, were nominated for Oscars, Golden Globes, or BAFTAs.

Although some critics, notably Andrew Sarris and Pauline Kael, frequently disparaged Kubrick's work, Ankeny describes Kubrick as one of the most "universally acclaimed and influential directors of the postwar era" with a "standing unique among the filmmakers of his day."

Now I'm going to write about his film.

Eyes Wide Shut

Kubrick's final film was Eyes Wide Shut (1999), starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a wealthy Manhattan couple on a sexual odyssey.

Press releases were sent to the media, stating briefly that "Stanley Kubrick's next film will be Eyes Wide Shut, a story of jealousy and sexual obsession . . . "Eyes Wide Shut, like Lolita and A Clockwork Orange before it, faced censorship before release.

Biographer Michel Ciment believes that "he literally worked himself to death," trying to complete the film to his liking.

Nicole Kidman explains that while some critics describe the film's theme as "dark," in essence "it is a very hopeful film." During one interview in the documentary, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, she states that Kubrick was indirectly stressing the moral values of "commitment and loyalty," adding that "ultimately, Eyes Wide Shut is about that commitment." Sidney Pollack, who acted in the film, adds that "the heart of [the film] was illustrating a truth about relationships and sexuality.

  

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