The Eyes Closed

Synopsis

Protagonist is the young actor Yvan. During a tour, he witnesses the inexplicable suicide of one of his fellow actors. Back in Paris he tells Xénie, the ex-lover of the dead actor. Xénie is in love with Yvan, but the latter sinks deeper and deeper into a personal crisis. At a certain point he acts being blind and buys a pair of glasses with black lenses. He is fascinated by his new, more restricted manner of seeing and refuses to open his eyes. Reality makes way for his more and more obsessive imagination. The mixture of fantasy and reality meant that Santoni's approach was compared with that of Buñuel.

Main Cast

Gérard Desarthe

Yvan

Age : 79 | Popularity : 15%

Lorraine Rainer

Xénie

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Marcel Dalio

Le vieux monsieur

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Jean Carmet

Raoul

Age : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Lucien Raimbourg

Pépère

Age : 69 | Popularity : 12%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Joël Santoni
Writing	Writer	Claude Breuer Jeanne Bronner Joël Santoni
Production	Producer	Joël Santoni
Sound	Music	Terry Riley
Camera	Director of Photography	Pierre-William Glenn
Editing	Editor	Thierry Derocles
Department	Role	Name

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