Title:
Open Your Eyes
... aka Abre los ojos
Released: 1997
Genre: Drama /
Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Runtime: 117 min
Country: Spain
/ France / Italy
Language: Spanish
Plot
Summary: Set in Madrid, the story defies
description, but this much can be revealed: young,
handsome Cesar (Eduardo Noriega) is vain, rich, charming,
and--following a botched suicide-murder scheme by
a jilted lover--horribly disfigured. He'd fallen in
love with Sofia (Penélope Cruz) but is now
an embittered husk of his former self, stuck in a
"psychiatric penitentiary" on a murder charge
and hiding behind an expressionless mask. His reality
has crumbled, but as the film's agenda is gradually
revealed, we realize that there are other factors
in play. Exposing that agenda would be a criminal
offense against those who haven't seen the film; suffice
it to say that Open Your Eyes takes you into the twilight
zone and beyond, and does so cleverly enough to prompt
Tom Cruise to produce and star in an English-language
remake, Vanilla Sky. The 2001 remake, directed by
Cameron Crowe, costars Cameron Diaz and Penélope
Cruz, who reprises her original role.
Comments:
One
of the best films of 1997. The thing I like most about
this movie is the romance. The loving feeling Cesar
has towards Sofia come across so well on screen. I
don't want to give away to much of the film so I will
just take about their relationship. The scene when
Cesar goes to the park and just watches Sofia, in
the midst of her mime performance. It starts to rain
and her makeup runs, but I think she is crying. She
was put in an awkward position and it shows. Of course,
since Cesar went off with Nuria after spending some
time with Sofia, she shouldn't have gotten involved
with Cesar. Anyway, this film has drama and romance
mixed beautifully into a journey that has one of the
best endings ever. 9/10
Cast
overview:
Eduardo Noriega .... César
Penélope Cruz .... Sofía
Chete Lera .... Antonio
Fele Martínez .... Pelayo
Najwa Nimri .... Nuria
Gérard Barray .... Duvernois (señor
TV)
Jorge de Juan .... Encargado L.E.
Miguel Palenzuela .... Commissar
Pedro Miguel Martínez .... Chief Doctor
Ion Gabella .... Paranoic recluse
Joserra Cadiñanos .... Guard
Tristán Ulloa .... Waiter
Pepe Navarro .... TV Presenter
Jaro .... Doctor 1
Walter Prieto .... Doctor 2
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
Scene
Description:
Penélope Cruz showing us her great breasts as
we see her on top of a guy, riding him during a sex
scene.
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