![]() ![]() What Culture Thespians may also know that Dream Story was been put on as a play at the Gate Theatre in London in 2011. Below is the book's cover design by Penguin that uses The Bride, the unfinished painting by Gustav Klimt: Christiane didn't like the book as much as her husband and the pair allegedly fought over it which only led Kubrick to conclude that if a book is worth fighting over it has to be worth adapting. Kubrick's widow, Christiane Kubrick has said that he made her read the book as far back as 1968 when Stanley was looking for a film to follow 2001: A Space Odyssey. Perhaps this suggests that tensions and sexual attitudes between couples hasn't changed for 70 years.Yikes. The surprising result is a new version he calls Eyes Wide Cut. As if swept up in some fever dream, Marshall re-edited the two hour and 40 minute movie within a 72-hour period. Despite the obvious differences, Eyes Wide Shut is actually a surprisingly faithful adaptation. The actor/filmmaker had a few thoughts about how Eyes Wide Shut might have turned out if Kubrick only had the time to consider a few changes. His original novella is set in 1920's Vienna amongst a Jewish community. There seems to be some debate over wether the final cut of Eyes Wide Shut, that Kubrick submitted to Warner Brothers just days before his death would have been his actual. Schnitzler was a playwright, doctor and a friend of Freud. Originally released in the US on the 16th July 1999, Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick’s final film was generally received by audiences and critics alike as somewhat disappointing. Traumnovelle Eyes Wide Shut is an adaptation from Arthur Schnitzlers 1926 Traumnovelle or Dream Story.
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