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Eyes Wide Shut (1999) — Screenplay

A doctor, shaken by his wife's confession of desire, infiltrates a secretive sex cult and finds himself in mortal danger.

Written by
Stanley Kubrick, Frederic Raphael
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Studio
Warner Bros.
Length
164 pages

This screenplay is a masterclass in building psychological unease through precise, almost clinical dialogue and a slow-burn pacing that mirrors the protagonist's unraveling. Study how Kubrick and Raphael use repetition and ambiguity to transform a domestic crisis into a surreal, nightmarish odyssey, and how the structure keeps the audience as disoriented as Bill.

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