Close Your Eyes (upcoming film)
Close Your Eyes (Spanish: Cerrar los ojos)[1] is an upcoming drama film directed by Víctor Erice.
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Directed by | Víctor Erice |
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Cinematography | Valentín Fernández |
Edited by | Ascen Marchena |
Music by | Federico Jusid |
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Plot
Around three decades after the mysterious disappearance near the sea of actor Julio Arenas while shooting a film in the 1990s, a TV show revives the case, coming to involve film director and close Arenas' friend Miguel Garay.[2][3]
Cast
- José Coronado as Julio Arenas[3]
- Manolo Solo as Miguel Garay[3]
- María León[4]
- Petra Martínez[2]
- Soledad Villamil[4]
- Ana Torrent[4]
- Mario Pardo[2]
- Elena Miquel[2]
- José María Pou[2]
Production
The project (marking Erice's first full-length picture since the 1992 docudrama The Quince Tree Sun)[5] was revealed upon the disclosure of the allocation of public funding to film productions by Andalusian regional broadcaster Canal Sur in mid 2022.[6] It is a Pecado Films, Tandem Films, Nautilus Films, Pampa Films and La voz del adiós AIE production, with the participation of RTVE, Canal Sur, EiTB, Movistar Plus+, and support of ICAA, and the Andalusia and Madrid regional administrations.[2] The screenplay was penned by Erice along with Michel Gaztambide.[7][8]
Shooting locations included Castell de Ferro and Gualchos (province of Granada) and Aguadulce (province of Almería),[7][6] as well as Asturias and Madrid.[9][3]
Release
Distributed by Avalon in Spain, the film is tentatively intended for a 2023 release.[2][9][10] Haut et Court acquired distribution rights in France.[11]
See also
References
- "Post-Production". Spanish Films. Just Spainted. Winter/Spring 2023 (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. p. 132. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- de Pablos, Emiliano; Hopewell, John (12 December 2022). "'Cerrar los Ojos,' Directed by Legendary Spanish Filmmaker Victor Erice, Swooped on by Film Factory (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- Matossian, Juan Pablo (13 December 2022). "Todo sobre Cerrar los ojos, el primer largometraje de Víctor Erice en 30 años". Vanity Fair.
- "Víctor Erice rueda la película 'Cerrar los ojos' con José Coronado en Almería". Diario de Almería. Grupo Joly. 8 November 2022.
- Mantilla, Daniel (6 July 2022). "Víctor Erice prepara 'Cerrar los ojos', su primera película en treinta años". El Español.
- Feixas, Alba (1 November 2022). "Víctor Erice, Coronado y la expectación del rodaje de una película en Castell de Ferro". Granada Hoy. Grupo Joly.
- Martínez, Evaristo (4 November 2022). "La nueva película de Víctor Erice toma forma en Almería". La Voz de Almería.
- Belinchón, Gregorio (9 July 2022). "El regreso de Víctor Erice al cine comercial será un drama nostálgico sobre la amistad entre un veterano director y su actor protagonista". El País.
- Aller, María (12 December 2022). "'Cerrar los ojos': primeras imágenes del nuevo largometraje de Víctor Erice". Fotogramas.
- Pulver, Andrew (8 July 2022). "The Spirit of the Beehive director Víctor Erice to make his first feature in 30 years". The Guardian.
- Hopewell, John (15 February 2023). "Haut et Court Takes France on Victor Erice's Latest Drama, 'Close Your Eyes,' from Film Factory (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.