Close Your Eyes (Cerrar los ojos) Friday, September 20, 2024 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
More than three decades after the release of his previous film, revered Spanish auteur Víctor Erice (The Spirit of the Beehive) returns with a haunting meditation on memory, absence, and the enduring resonance of the moving image.
In Close Your Eyes, an aging Spanish filmmaker is asked to recount his memories of working on his final and still-unfinished film. During its production, the lead actor disappeared without a trace, leaving in his wake a mystery that would haunt the lives of everyone associated with the film. Decades later, an investigative TV program revives the case, and the filmmaker reconnects with the film’s crew, seeking closure for the actor’s disappearance and its lasting effect on their lives.
Tickets
- $9 general admission, $2 discount for MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
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- This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building.
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Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.
Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L'Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.
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Close Your Eyes (Cerrar los ojos)
Directed by Victor Erice
(Spain/Argentina, 2023, 165 minutes, in Spanish, Catalan, English, French, and Chinese with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital