Open Your Eyes (1997)

Original title

Abre los ojos

Directed by

Alejandro Amenábar

Genre

science fiction, drama film, science fiction film, romance film, mystery film, thriller film

Country

France, Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 1,203 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy young man’s life unravels after a car accident disfigures his face. He struggles to tell the difference between what is real and what might be a dream.

unsettlingdreamlikecerebraltensepsychologically complexmind-bendingmelancholicslow-burn

What happens

Open Your Eyes (Spanish: Abre los ojos) is a 1997 Spanish-language psychological thriller film directed and co-scored by Alejandro Amenábar and written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil. It stars Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez, and Najwa Nimri. In 2002, Open Your Eyes was ranked no. 84 in the Top 100 Sci-Fi List by the Online Film Critics Society. The film's intersecting planes of dream and reality have prompted some critics to suggest comparisons to Calderón de la Barca's 1635 play Life Is a Dream. The American remake Vanilla Sky, directed by Cameron Crowe, was released in 2001, with Penelope Cruz reprising her 1997 role of Sofía. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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