Kubrick uses mirrors in nearly every interior shot. The "index" of mirrors in Eyes Wide Shut is vast: the bathroom argument, the costume shop, Ziegler’s billiard room. Mirrors signify doubles—Bill’s conscious self vs. his dreaming, desiring self.
: A recent Criterion Collection release features a 4K restoration in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio , which cinematographer Larry Smith identifies as the correct presentation. index of eyes wide shut
The Enigmatic "Index of Eyes Wide Shut": Decoding Kubrick’s Final Masterpiece Kubrick uses mirrors in nearly every interior shot
Recurrent image clusters (short list)
Stanley Kubrick utilized a dense symbolic language to explore the fragility of marriage and the nature of desire. the costume shop