1997 · 117 min · R

Open Your Eyes

Name: Open Your Eyes
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 1997
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez, Najwa Nimri

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction

Open Your Eyes (1997) is a Drama film, directed by Alejandro Amenábar set in Madrid during the 1990s. It runs 117 minutes and is rated R.

A psychological horror, with a surreal dreamlike and tense tone. Themes of madness / loss of sanity and love & longing play out through frame narrative and unreliable narrator.

Composer

Alejandro AmenábarMariano Marín

Cinematography

Hans Burmann

Cast

Eduardo NoriegaPenélope CruzChete LeraFele MartínezNajwa NimriGérard BarrayJorge de JuanMiguel Palenzuela

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Madrid

Setting

Urban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Premise

Psychological Horror

Themes

Madness / Loss Of Sanity Love & Longing

Structure

Frame Narrative Unreliable Narrator Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

Surreal DreamlikeTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Open Your Eyes

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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