Eyes Wide Shut, Stanley Kubrick’s final masterpiece, is probably best known for its spectacular ritual/orgy scene which serves as the movie’s centerpiece. The ceremony stirs something altogether pagan within the soul and its mood is largely set by the soundtrack, scored by Jocelyn Pook. The song “Masked Ball” for example, features dark organ chords over which priests chant backwards in Romanian.

After the movie’s release, there was a renewed interest in Venetian masks and ritualistic parties.

One company, Castle Events has capitalized on this theme, organizing colorful gatherings in European locations.

Now, before you get too excited, it seems the company has strict guidelines for proper behavior at such events… Still, its nice to know that there are such interesting things going on in the world…

So if you find yourself crashing one of these parties, don’t forget the magic word! …Fidelio…

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