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Open Your Eyes, originally titled Abre los ojos, is a 1997 Spanish-language film directed by Alejandro Amenábar. The screenplay was written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil, with music composed by Amenábar and production handled by José Luis Cuerda. The cast features Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Fele Martínez, and Najwa Nimri. The movie is classified as a thriller, science fiction, drama, and mystery film.
Filmed in Madrid, the narrative is set in the same city and centers on the subject of telepresence. The production involved companies including Sogetel, Las Producciones del Escorpión, Les Films Alain Sarde, and Lucky Red. It was distributed by Artisan Entertainment, Netflix, and iTunes, with availability on video on demand and platforms such as HBO Max and the Criterion Channel. The film has a runtime of 117 to 119 minutes.
The work has received review scores of 85% and 7.4 out of 10, with an IMDb rating of 7.7. It was assessed against the Bechdel test. A derivative work titled Vanilla Sky is based on this film. The budget was 2,900,000, while the revenue totaled 370,720. The countries of origin are France, Spain, and Italy.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1997 films, 1997 French films and 1997 Italian films.
Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.
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7.4Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after a car accident scars his face and lands him in prison.
Cast
- Eduardo Noriega as César
- Penélope Cruz as Sofía
- Chete Lera as Antonio
- Fele Martínez as Pelayo
- Najwa Nimri as Nuria
- Gérard Barray as Duvernois
Themes
- loss of sense of reality
- love of one's life
- love triangle
- madrid, spain
- ladykiller
- face operation
- life extension
- car crash
- womanizer
- best friend
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Written by
- Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil
- Produced by
- Fernando Bovaira, José Luis Cuerda
- Starring
- Eduardo Noriega Penélope Cruz Chete Lera Fele Martínez Najwa Nimri
- Cinematography
- Hans Burmann
- Edited by
- María Elena Sáinz de Rozas
- Music by
- Alejandro Amenábar, Mariano Marín
- Production companies
- Las Producciones del Escorpión Sogetel Les Films Alain Sarde Lucky Red
- Distributed by
- Soge paq (Spain), AFMD (France), Summit Entertainment (Overseas)
- Release date
- 19 December 1997 ( 1997-12-19 ) (Spain)
- Running time
- 117 minutes
- Countries
- Spain, France, Italy
- Language
- Spanish
- Budget
- 370 million ₧
- Box office
- $9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- science fiction
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Spanish
- Main subject
- telepresence
- Director
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Screenwriter
- Mateo Gil
- Composer
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Producer
- José Luis Cuerda
- Cinematographer
- Hans Burmann
- Narrative location
- Madrid
- Filming location
- Madrid
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 581441
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-12-19
- title
- Abre los ojos
- distributed by
- iTunes
- derivative work
- Vanilla Sky
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.4/10
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Encyclopedic overview
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 Cruz reprising her role.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Open Your Eyes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.