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Actors: Penélope Cruz, Eduardo Noriega, Chete Lera, Fele Martinez
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Open Your Eyes |
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OPEN YOUR EYES (Abre Los Ojos) is a movie written and directed by spanish director Alejandro Amenábar in 1997.
Madrid. César, a young man, wearing a mask and jailed for murder, explains to a psychiatrist the events that have lead him to this position. Some weeks ago, he met Penélope Cruz at a party and fell madly in love with her. The next morning, his jealous girlfriend Nuria tried to kill him in a car accident. Cesar, disfigured and depressed, after having undergone several surgical operations, decides to search for Penelope but strange dreams begin to haunt him and he soon can't see the difference between them and reality.
Superb movie, that inspired VANILLA SKY, of the director of THE OTHERS. To be discovered.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Open Your Eyes |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- spurned lover goes for revenge
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- (General) search for meaning/identity
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Battle with shrink/bum?
- battle with a psychiatrist
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Spain
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Spanish
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Techno/synthesized
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