Close Your Eyes

Name: Close Your Eyes
Genre: Drama
Released: August 23, 2024
Duration: 169 min
Rating: 85
Cast: Ana Torrent, Ginés García Millán, José Coronado, Josep Maria Pou, Juan Margallo

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Film Movement | Release Date: August 23, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Ana Torrent, Ginés García Millán, José Coronado, Josep Maria Pou, Juan Margallo, Manolo Solo, María León, Mario Pardo, Petra Martínez, Soledad Villamil

Summary: Set in contemporary Madrid, an aging filmmaker named Miguel Garay is called upon to recount his memories of working on his final and still unfinished film, “The Farewell Gaze.” During its production, the lead actor and Miguel’s close friend, Julio Arenas, disappeared without a trace, leaving in his wake a mystery that would haunt the livesSet in contemporary Madrid, an aging filmmaker named Miguel Garay is called upon to recount his memories of working on his final and still unfinished film, “The Farewell Gaze.” During its production, the lead actor and Miguel’s close friend, Julio Arenas, disappeared without a trace, leaving in his wake a mystery that would haunt the lives of everyone associated with the film. Miguel never directed another project, instead living a quiet life as a writer by the coast. He remained reluctant to unravel the mystery surrounding Julio until approached by an investigative television program reviving the case decades later. With careful reflection, he reconnects with the film’s crew, former lovers, and Julio’s daughter, seeking closure for the disappearance and what it meant for all of their lives.… Expand

Director: Víctor Erice

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 169 min

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Bilge Ebiri

May 25, 2023

Erice’s fourth feature is a stirring tale about memory, identity, and friendship, and it feels deeply, almost alarmingly personal. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Aug 21, 2024

The movie’s senses of cinema are never present for self-consciously clever, self-referential reasons. Rather, they’re deeply intertwined with considerations of age and mortality. Read full review

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Carlos Aguilar

Aug 31, 2024

Using a style of elegant lyricism, which enshrines tiny moments into glisteningly miraculous turning points, Erice lets the exchanges between the people he’s conceived play out without the need to advance the plot. Read full review

The Film Verdict Deborah Young

Jul 10, 2023

An atypically told, but typically big-issue film from revered Spanish maestro Victor Erice, Close Your Eyes is a passionate and engaging reflection on art, memory, identity and recapturing time past. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Oct 18, 2023

In some respects, it feels like the most nakedly personal film the now 83-year-old has ever made. In others, it feels like the only film he’s ever made. Or maybe all of them. Read full review

David Fear

Aug 26, 2024

You don’t have to know about Erice’s own backstory to appreciate this mournful, seeking work about life, art, loss, and the space where they all overlap. Read full review

Lee Marshall

May 25, 2023

Close Your Eyes finally builds a head of emotional steam in its last half hour, while exploring questions of identity and what remains when memory has gone. Read full review

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