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Eyes Wide Shut, an Allegory of Alice’s Dreams
Eyes Wide Shut: The Dream Story of Alice The film’s leitmotif is domesticity, sexual disturbance, and dreams, all conveyed in an enigmatic manner. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) is Stanley Kubrick‘s final film, the director’s final outing before his death at the end of the 20th Century. Behind the Blue Veil: The Women The picture begins with the distinctive surroundings and vividness of a dream. In the film, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman play Bill and Alice Harford, a couple who have been married for nine years. Their seven-year-old daughter Helena (Madison Eginton) is left with a babysitter while they attend a holiday dinner hosted by wealthy attorney Victor Ziegler (Sydney…
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The Relation of ‘Lulu in Hollywood’ to Alice in Wonderland
Parallels between ‘Lulu in Hollywood’, ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking Glass’ Anyone looking to delve into the thoughts of the legendary actress Louise Brooks can find some delightful insights in the similarities between ‘Lulu in Hollywood’, ‘Alice in Wonderland’, and ‘Through the Looking Glass.’ The big connection between the two is that Lulu’s Hollywood is a version of Alice’s Wonderland, seeing that all of the good people are sucked in under the power of producers. Comparing Lulu and Alice Perhaps one of the most direct most palpable connections between ‘Lulu in Hollywood’, ‘Alice in Wonderland’, and ‘Through the Looking Glass’ is the portrayal of Hollywood as…
