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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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