The Naked Eye (1998)

Original title

La mirada del otro

Directed by

Vicente Aranda

Genre

drama film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

18

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman seeks clarity and self-understanding through sexual experiences. Her journey is a psychological exploration of desire and transparency.

tenseeroticpsychodramaticintrospectiveunsettlingslow-burnatmosphericsensual

What happens

The Naked Eye (Spanish: La Mirada del Otro) is a 1998 Spanish film directed and co-written by Vicente Aranda, adapted from a novel by Fernando G. Delgado. It stars Laura Morante, Miguel Ángel García and José Coronado. The film is an erotic psychodrama, an exploration of female sexual desire. It premiered at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival in 1998 where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. Aranda objects to labeling of his film as an "erotic film", instead he defines it as "psycho-erotic": "[The heroine,] Begoña's ambition is transparency. (...) She wants to enjoy life in its widest expression, and looks for clarity through sex." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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