‘Close the eyes‘, the film with which Víctor Erice has returned to directing feature films, could represent Spain at the Oscars. It is not the only one, along with it are nominated ‘20,000 species of bees’ and ‘The snow society’, by Estibaliz Urresola and JA Bayona, respectively, and it will be on September 20 when it will be known which of the three will be the national representation in the film awards ceremony most important internationally.
He world premiere of ‘Close Your Eyes’ took place in the cannes film festival, last April. The script for ‘Cerrar los ojos’ is by Erice himself, by the hand of Michel Gaztambide, winner of a Goya award for ‘There will not be peace for the evil ones‘. Starring Manolo Soto, José Coronado, Ana Torrent and María León, the film tells the story of the disappearance of a well-known Spanish actorJulio Arenas (José Coronado) during a filming of a movie.
He Arenas body is never found, although the Police close the case concluding that he would have suffered an accident at the edge of the sea. Years later, the disappearance of the actor returns to the media thanks to a television program that launches, for the first time, some of the last images in which the actor was seen alive, shot by his friend, the film director Miguel Garay ( Manuel Soto).
Where to see ‘Close your eyes’?
Although the tape of Erice’s return to the cinema after 30 years premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last April, It won’t hit theaters until September 29. ‘Cerrar los ojos’ is a Spanish-Argentine co-production that will hit theaters with Avalon. It has the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus, Canal Sur and EiTB, in addition to the support of the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts, the Junta de Andalucía and the Community of Madrid.
As the days go by until the premiere of ‘Close Your Eyes’ (September 29), you can check out other recent award-winning films such as ‘As Bestas’, winner of the Goya for best picture last year, or ‘Blonde‘, the quote for which Ana de Armas was nominated for best actress at the 2023 Oscars.
Where was ‘Close Your Eyes’ filmed?
The filming of ‘Close your eyes’ took place in different parts of the country, from north to south. The film has been recorded in different parts of the Andalusian provinces of Almeria and Granada —in the municipalities of Gualchos-Castell de Ferro, Rubite, Nigüelas and Dúrcal—, as well as in Asturiasto then jump to the capital, Madrid, where filming was finished. Some scenes were also shot in Segovia and in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), specifically in the Cuartel de Sementales, next to the Convent of the Descalzas Mercedarias.
Source: Lasexta
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