#sandor szavost

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“Don’t you think one of the charms of marriage is that it makes deception a necessity for both parties?”—Sandor Szavost, Eyes Wide Shut

[somerton]

The Masked Couple

One mystery of EWS that seems to be debated is the identity of The Masked Man who nods to Bill from the balcony. I’ve always thought it to be Ziegler for a few different reasons. First let’s address the other popular theories people have about the identity of this masked man and the curious nature of his female counterpart.

“Ziegler is Red Cloak - Therefore he is not this masked man”

I’m a big fan of film theorist Rob Ager and I encourage people to check out his site www.collativelearning.com  but I don’t love his theory on Ziegler being Red Cloak. I like some of the things he points out in this video, i.e. the Ziegler banging the pool ball on the red felt top compared to red cloak’s staff. I think this connection is intentional by Kubrick but certainly not to say that Ziegler is Red Cloak. I believe the final scene with Ziegler is meant to parallel the Somerton scene for other thematic reasons dealing with societal hierarchy.

I fully believe the Somerton orgy scenes actually happened in the reality of the film. I do not believe this is a dream or a metaphor as Ager suggests. I believe these scenes DO have a dream logic to them which allows us to interpret deeper meanings underneath the surface, just as the whole film does. Everything in Eyes Wide Shut ACTUALLY occurred. If this were not the case then i believe the film’s themes are greatly weakened.

Sandor Szavost is the Masked Man (Alice is the Woman?) I find this theory to be fairly ridiculous and also unsupported by anything in the film besides Sandor being all horned up at the first party which is obviously meant to parallel the Somerton gathering.

1. We don’t even know if Sandor is at this party although I do like the idea that some of the people here were indeed at Ziegler’s Xmas party. Let’s say Sandor is at Somerton, there’s no real evidence that would indicate this Masked Man is Sandor.

2. I’ve heard many people say they believe Alice is at the Somerton orgy and that these two are Sandor and Alice. If it WAS supposed to be Alice it would have to be a dream, which as I’ve said it is not. Alice could not have physically gotten to Somerton and back in bed before Bill. Also if this WAS Alice, why is this character not more central at the Somerton party? Also this ruins the parallel of sexual fantasy vs. reality which Alice’s dream reinforces.

Ziegler is the Masked Man and the tear drop masked woman is his wife. This is the theory that makes sense to me, but I do encourage others to find the interpretation that works for them. That being said, let’s look at some facts

1. Ziegler, Nick, and Bill are the ONLY people we know who were definitely at the Somerton party.

2. The parties obviously parallel each other for thematic reasons. If we use this logic then who is the first to greet Bill at both parties who are not butlers or security guards? Ziegler and his wife

3. Ziegler’s wife makes a passive aggressive joke about him objectifying women. She puts on a big smile to greet the guests and we don’t see her again. Ziegler even feels comfortable enough to have sex with a prostitute while his wife is in the same house.

We can assume his wife’s happy facade is masking her true feelings. The masks at Somerton seem to represent a true face of one’s inner self. Kubrick shows us the face of everyday societal living is masked by fake smiles and pleasantries. The tear drop represents Ziegler’s wife and all women who are in this kind of marriage; one that Bill and Alice could fall victim to if they are not careful. This tear drop masked woman also disappears after greeting Bill just as Ziegler’s wife.

The nod from this Masked Man represents a welcoming into this secret society, one that represents sex and animalistic instincts over honesty and fidelity. Ironically the password “FIDELIO” is what gains entrance from one world into another. Only after Bill and Alice are honest about their infidelities can they truly “Fuck.”

What if Bill went with the woman that The Masked Man sent over to him? Would he have been allowed to stay? I get the feeling Ziegler is Bill’s mentor in a sense, in terms of welcoming him into the upper tier of society. Wouldn’t it make sense for Ziegler to take on the same role in this secret society?

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"Derivó en una especie de saneamiento emocional"

“Derivó en una especie de saneamiento emocional”

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Mil de fiebre (Random House, 2018) es presentada como la primera novela del periodista Juan Andrés Ferreira, aunque no es ciertamente su debut en la ficción. El muy recomendable (e hilarante) Piedad para los idiotas, que recogía una serie de crónicas apócrifas, fue firmado por Ferreira bajo el seudónimo Sandor Szavost. “Se recopilaban notas de autores ficticios, entonces ¿por qué no…

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Eyes Wide Shut

[julmonteiro]

Sandor Szavost: Did you ever read the Latin poet Ovid on The Art of Love?

Alice Harford: Didn't he wind up all by himself, crying his eyes out in some place with a very bad climate?

Sandor Szavost: But he also had a good time first. A very good time.

[somerton]

UPDATE: Symmetrical Starbursts

Updated this post with every example of Alice's Stargate sequence:

As Alice spins around the room her head aligns with the center of each star shaped wreath that surround the room. hear is every example of Alice's head being crowned by the wreaths that surround the house (35 occurrences):

[somerton]

Smoking Sandor (UPDATED)

An extra smokes a cigar in the background of Sandor and Alice's conversation. He only takes two puffs in the scene. One when Sandor gulps down Alice's drink and another when Sandor kisses Alice's hand. Coincidence or Choreography?

I just re-watched Eyes Wide Shut in a theater and realized the cigar smoker we see blowing smoke behind Sandor at very opportune moments is also blowing smoke behind Bill at a moment that directly parallels the Sandor seduction. Watch below at :11 seconds

The cigar smoker is in the background of both Bill and Alice’s “bad, bad thing” that they did. They flirted with infidelity and Kubrick seems to have placed this cigar smoker behind them in both scenes to symbolize the devilish path they are being led down.

[somerton]

Shooting Stars

"Falling star or shooting star is the common name for the visible path of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere to become a meteor. If a falling star survives impact with the Earth’s surface, then it is called a meteorite.”

Alice is going through a transformation on this night. Sandor seems to have awakened a forgotten version of herself, where she felt wanted and sexy. Remember Bill is not paying attention to her “You’re not even looking” and she just lost her job managing an Art gallery which only adds to her feelings of rejection. Alice is slowly realizing something about her relationship and sexuality which is communicated in her almost vacant gaze into the mirror when she should be turned on by her husband; she is going through the motions:

Alice falls from the stars back to Earth’s reality the next morning with a return to her daily routine…

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Eyes Wide Shut 1999