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CLOSE YOUR EYES (CERRAR LOS OJOS)
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, North America
 
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Completed - SPANISH - Drama - 165 minutes

Log Line

After his revered masterpieces The Spirit of the Beehive and El Sur, and 30 years after his Cannes prize-winning Dream of Light, legendary filmmaker Víctor Erice comes back with CLOSE YOUR EYES, a compelling reflection about identity, memory and filmmaking.

Year of production : 2023

Director(s) : Víctor ERICE
Cast : Manolo SOLO, Jose CORONADO, Ana TORRENT, María LEÓN, Helena MIQUEL

Synopsis

CLOSE YOUR EYES turns on a famous Spanish actor, Julio Arenas, who disappears while filming a movie. Although his body is never found, the police conclude that he has suffered an accident at a cliff by the sea. Many years later, the mystery is brought up once more by a TV program that tries to evoke the actor, offering as a scoop images of the last scenes in which he participated, shot by his close friend, director Miguel Garay.

Production

Country(ies) : SPAIN, ARGENTINA

FRANCE Aug 16, 2023 HAUT ET COURT D
JAPAN GAGA CORPORATIO
KOREA (Sou M&M INTERNATION
PORTUGAL NITRATO FILMES
SPAIN AVALON
SWITZERLAN CINÉMATHÈQUE SU
TAIWAN ANDREWS FILM CO
UNITED KIN Apr 12, 2024 NEW WAVE FILMS
USA FILM MOVEMENT

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Festivals and Awards

Festival de Cannes 2023 Cannes Premiere
Toronto - TIFF 2023 - Centrepiece (Luminaires)
San Sebastian FF 2023 Specials projections Premio Donostia
Zurich FF 2023 Window
Busan IFF 2023 Icons
BFI London FF 2023
New York FF 2023


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