Newsgroup: it.arti.cinema
Titolo: Eyes wide shut

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Il tutto è molto interessante ma non so quanto sia attendibile.
ciao
frensys
ciao
On Sunday, I attended what I was told in advance would be a test screening
for the latest David Cronenberg flick, eXistenZ.  Being a big Cronenberg
fan,
I was quite excited.  However, I began to suspect something was fishy when,
before entering the theater, each individual in the crowd was forced to
sign
a "secrecy" form and also to provide his/her name, address, and a valid
piece
of identification.  I have been to test screenings before, but never once
had
to verify my identity.	All this for a Cronenberg film?!  Hmmm....  Well,
imagine my surprise when it was announced that we were not seeing eXistenZ
at
all, but a rough cut of Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT.  (There was a
noticeable gasp among some of the crowd when this was announced.)  If I was
disappointed at not getting to see Cronenberg's new film, I was doubly
excited to get a first peek at Kubrick's new project.  Here's what I saw:
(NO SPOILERS)
The cut we saw was over three and half hours long and featured no music
whatsoever.  As such, I would have to say that the movie was overlong by at
least a half hour.  The storyline meandered too much, and a few scenes were
genuinely puzzling to most of the audience.  However, there is much
brilliance on display here.  I would not rank this film with Kubrick's best
work (i.e. PATHS OF GLORY, DR. STRANGELOVE, 2001, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE) but
prefer it over his most recent efforts (BARRY LYNDON, THE SHINING, FULL
METAL
JACKET).  The story has some genuinely disturbing moments, and watching
husband and wife team Cruise and Kidman playing kinky psychologists added
to
the unsettling tone. Both give fine performances, though Cruise is not
always
believable portraying a very unorthodox doctor (he relies on too many of
usual mannerisms).  However, Kidman is a revelation.  Nobody will look at
her
in the same way after this film.  Lately, she has been playing more and
more
risque parts and this time she cuts loose with little left to the
imagination
(exactly what this says about Cruise and Kidman's real life marriage is
better left to the psychoanalysts in the audience).  There are a couple of
instances where the film almost verges into hardcore porn territory, but
then
cuts away just before you get a look at Cruise or Kidman's private parts.
The supporting performances were all excellent.  Of particular note were
Sydney Pollack and Leelee Sobieski.  I had never seen Sobieski before, but
she manages to hold her own and then some (she looks strikingly like a
young
Helen Hunt).
As I noted before, the film definitely needs to be edited down a bit,
although a good musical score could help to boost scenes that seemed overly
stagnant.  I'm very anxious to see this film again in its finished form. 
It's not a masterpiece by any means, but a very disturbing film about the
extremes of human sexuality.
One last note:	I was told Kubrick would be in the audience, though my quick
perusal of the theater turned up no such sighting (not that I know what he
looks like, other than his being an old guy).
By the way, I cannot reveal my identity nor respond to any email.  I have a
feeling Kubrick's people would have me flayed and chopped up into little
pieces if they ever found out who I was.

Su alt.movie.kubrick hanno concordato che deve trattarsi di notizia falsa e
tendenziosa.
Ciao.
Lorenzo
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Il tutto è molto interessante ma non so quanto sia attendibile.
ne ha parlato anche il tg stamattina, ma con le medesime riserve.

 Il tutto è molto interessante ma non so quanto sia attendibile.
ne parla anche Fabrizio Zampa (i piu' vecchi ricorderanno
"l'inafferabile Zampa" ne "L'altra Domenica" di Arbore) sul Messaggero
di oggi
dice che la notizia e' riportata sul sito Internet 
www.dejanews.com
ma com'e' che ne parlano tutti oggi?
che palle 'sta disinformazione
N.


Ma non l'aveva gia' postato Alberto una ventina di giorni fa?
Ciao ;-) Davide B

ma com'e' che ne parlano tutti oggi?
Se ne deve essere accorto qualcuno all'ANSA.
Comuqne la Repubblica dice che al messaggio hanno risposto in modo dubbioso
anche molti italiani: direi che si tratta di IACine, no?
--
Gestalt
"Zwei Dinge sind unendlich: Die Dummheit und das All"

 ma com'e' che ne parlano tutti oggi?
Io l'avevo ri-postata su IACine l'11 gennaio scorso.

 Ma non l'aveva gia' postato Alberto una ventina di giorni fa?
Me lo son perso!
ciao
frensys