‘Eyes Wide Shut’ novella adapted into new film – and it’s set for a worldwide release

nme.com:

Traumnovelle, the novella that inspired Stanley Kubrick‘s Eyes Wide Shut, is set to be released worldwide.New Zealand distribution company Black Mandala has acquired the rights to the English-language adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s 1926 novella.

Florian Frerichs (The Last Supper) directs the German-produced film.The neo-noir thriller stars Nikolai Kinski, son of legendary German actor Klaus Kinski, and Laurine Price in the lead roles, with a supporting cast including Detlev Buck, Nora Islei, Bruno Eyron and Sharon Kovacs.As per the synopsis, the film follows Jakob, “a doctor, husband and intellectual in Berlin whose life changes when he embarks on a night-time journey through the city.

After encounters in Berlin’s erotic underground and a mysterious masked opera ball, he must confront questions about love and longing in a world of illusion and twilight.”The film has launched in German theatres on 60 screens, with a reported budget over €1 million (£837,000.00).

With Black Mandala now acquiring the rights, the movie is set to be released worldwide as one of the distributor’s leading titles of the year.“Traumnovelle is a genre mix of comedy, eroticism, horror and thriller.