CLOSE YOUR EYES, Victor Erice’s First Film in 30 Years, Opens in Theaters in 40+ Markets Across North America Beginning TODAY!
Opening in Theaters in 40+ Markets Across North America Beginning Today
From the Celebrated Director of the Spirit of the Beehive, Victor Erice’s First Feature in 30 Years is a Semi-autobiographical Journey Through Memory, Identity and Absence
SYNOPSIS
Set in contemporary Madrid, an aging filmmaker named Miguel Garay is called upon to recount his memories of working on his final and still unfinished film, “The Farewell Gaze.” During its production, the lead actor and Miguel’s close friend, Julio Arenas, disappeared without a trace, leaving in his wake a mystery that would haunt the lives of everyone associated with the film. Miguel never directed another project, instead living a quiet life as a writer by the coast. He remained reluctant to unravel the mystery surrounding Julio until approached by an investigative television program reviving the case decades later. With careful reflection, he reconnects with the film’s crew, former lovers, and Julio’s daughter, seeking closure for the disappearance and what it meant for all of their lives.
Over three decades after the release of his previous film, revered Spanish auteur Víctor Erice (The Spirit of the Beehive, El Sur, and Dream of Light) returns with a “poignant cinematic swan song” (The Hollywood Reporter). A reflective culmination of Erice’s career in film, CLOSE YOUR EYES is a haunting meditation on memory, absence, and the enduring resonance of the moving image.
From the internationally acclaimed director of the masterpiece THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE (1973) and EL SUR (1983), CLOSE YOUR EYES is Víctor Erice’s first feature film in 31 years after the 1992 Cannes award-winner DREAM OF LIGHT. CLOSE YOUR EYES had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and was an official selection at Toronto, New York, San Sebastian and BFI London film festivals; won a special citation from the National Society of Film Critics; and earned ten Goya Award nominations, with José Coronado winning the Best Supporting Actor award.
THEATERS/MARKETS/DATES
TIFF Bell Lightbox | Toronto | August 23, 2024
Gene Siskel Film Center | Chicago | August 23, 2024
Film Forum | New York | August 23, 2024
Jacob Burns Film Center | Pleasantville, NY | August 30, 2024
Nuart Theatre | Los Angeles | August 30, 2024
Wilmette Theatre | Wilmette, IL | August 30, 2024
VIFF Centre | Vancouver, BC | August 30, 2024
Upstate Films Starr Cinema | Rhinebeck, NY | September 6, 2024
SBIFF Riviera Theatre | Santa Barbara. CA| September 6, 2024
Harris Theater | Pittsburgh | September 6, 2024
CCA Cinematheque | Santa Fe | September 6, 2024
SIFF Film Center | Seattle | September 6, 2024
ByTowne Cinemas | Ottawa | September 6, 2024
The Brattle | Cambridge, MA | September 6, 2024
Laemmle Glendale | Glendale, CA | September 6, 2024
Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | September 6, 2024
Cinema du Parc | Montreal | September 6, 2024
Cinéma du Musée | Montreal | September 6, 2024
Belcourt Theatre | Nashville | September 6, 2024
Digital Gym Cinema | San Diego | September 13, 2024
Gateway Film Center 8 | Columbus, OH | September 13, 2024
Webster Univ. Film Series | St. Louis | September 13, 2024
The Hyland Cinema | London, ON | September 13, 2024
Grand Cinema | Tacoma, WA | September 13, 2024
Oklahoma City Museum of Art | Oklahoma City | September 13, 2024
Tropic Cinema | Key West | September 13, 2024
Roxie Theater | San Francisco | September 13, 2024
Orinda Theater | Orinda, CA | September 13, 2024
Imagine Cinemas – Carlton Cinema| Toronto | September 13, 2024
Tallahassee Film Society | Tallahassee | September 14, 2024
Jarvis Conservatory | Napa | September 14, 2024
Metro Cinema | Edmonton | September 15, 2024
Sudbury Indie Cinema | Sudbury, ON | September 19, 2024
Cinema Arts Centre | Huntington, NY | September 19, 2024
Cleveland Cinematheque | Cleveland | September 19, 2024
MFA Houston | Houston | September 20, 2024
Detroit Institute of Arts| Detroit | September 20, 2024
Austin Film Society | Austin, TX | September 23, 2024
Boedecker Theatre |Boulder, CO | September 25, 2024
Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | September 27, 2024
UWM Union Theatre | Milwaukee | October 18, 2024
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CLOSE YOUR EYES (2023)
Directed by: Victor Erice
Written by: Victor Erice (Story & Screenplay), Michel Gaztambide (Screenplay)
Cast: Manolo Solo (Miguel Garay), José Coronado (Julio Arenas / Gardel), Ana Torrent (Ana Arenas), Petra Martínez (Sister Consuelo), María León (Belén Granados), Mario Pardo (Max Roca), Helena Miquel (Marta Soriano),
Antonio Dechent (Tico Mayoral)
Produced by: Cristina Zumárraga, Pablo E. Bossi, Víctor Erice, Jose Alba, Odile Antonio-Baez, Agustín Bossi, Pol Bossi, Maximiliano Lasansky
Director of Photography: Valentín Álvarez
Genre: Drama/World Cinema
RT: 169 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85: 1
Sound: 2.0 Stereo/5.1 Surround
Language: Spanish with English Subtitles
