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Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013)

Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed poster
Original title
Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados
Directed by
David Trueba
Genre
comedy drama
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
7
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 179 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1960s Spain, a schoolteacher who loves the Beatles travels to meet John Lennon. Along the way he picks up two young hitchhikers each escaping their own troubles.

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What happens

Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (Spanish: Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados) is a 2013 Spanish road comedy-drama film written and directed by David Trueba, and starring Javier Cámara, Natalia de Molina, and Francesc Colomer. The film's title comes from a lyric in the Beatles' song "Strawberry Fields Forever". The film won six Goya Awards, including Film, Director, Original Screenplay, and Actor. It was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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