If you are interested in the reason Stanley Kubrick intentionally filmed these specific Venetian masks shown in Eyes Wide Shut... I believe I have written the most comprehensive guide on the internet.
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Forewarning: the essay contains a historical analysis of Eyes Wide Shut as a whole. From a summary of Venice's origin, to the creation of Venetian mask archetypes and the Venetian Carnival, w/ divergent plot lines behind EWS' inspiration (the 1926 novella Traumnovelle— "Dream Story"), & the etymological nod to modern secret societies.












