Close Your Eyes

Close Your Eyes (2023)★ 7.3/10

ES,AR · 169 min · May 22, 2023

  • Drama

Directed by: Víctor Erice

Written by: Víctor Erice, Michel Gaztambide

A reclusive director revisits his friend’s decades-old disappearance after a TV show reopens the case, blurring past and present.

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LLucas.June 10, 2025
I had never watched a Víctor Erice movie before, but this was supposed to be his big return to screen. It is insanely boring. Some good parts, but its bloated run time makes it not worth it.
GGalaucio_GILJuly 21, 2024
This film is Erice's love letter to cinema and a response to his years away from the spotlight. Filmmaking was his youthful passion but it's not everything about him. Though we can create our world through film, it is not an escape from reality. The reasons for Victor's retreat from filmmaking remain unclear, but this autobiographical film offers some insights.
NnegotiateemphasizesJuly 21, 2024
Some nostalgic scenes in this film elicit cheers from the audience and are deeply meaningful. They pose a crucial question: how does cinema, as an art form, reckon with its history and memory in changing times? Victor Erice embeds these questions in the story, highlighting the complex relationship between cinema and time.
RRichard_HarveyJuly 28, 2024
Esta película es la carta de amor de Erice al cine y una respuesta a sus años alejado de los focos. El cine fue su pasión juvenil, pero no se trata solo de él. Aunque podemos crear nuestro mundo a través del cine, no es un escape de la realidad. Las razones por las que Víctor se retiró del cine aún no están claras, pero esta película autobiográfica ofrece algunas ideas.
AAspen_SmallJuly 28, 2024
Algunas escenas nostálgicas provocan aplausos y son profundamente significativas. Plantean una pregunta crucial: ¿cómo evalúa el cine, como forma de arte, su historia y memoria en tiempos de cambio? Victor Erice encarna estas cuestiones, y pone en relieve la compleja relación entre cine y tiempo.
ZZachary_WiseJuly 24, 2024
Algumas cenas nostálgicas provocam aplausos e são profundamente significativas. Elas colocam uma questão crucial: como é que o cinema, enquanto forma de arte, avalia sua história e memória em tempos de mudança? Victor Erice incorpora essas questões, destacando a complexa relação entre cinema e tempo.
KKenny_FergusonJuly 24, 2024
Este filme é a carta de amor de Erice ao cinema e uma resposta aos anos longe dos holofotes. Fazer cinema era sua paixão jovem, mas não é tudo sobre ele. Embora possamos criar o nosso mundo através do cinema, não é uma fuga da realidade. As razões para o afastamento de Victor do cinema permanecem obscuras, mas esta autobiografia oferece alguns insights.

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