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Close Your Eyes

Close Your Eyes

Representation Score

5.0/10

Fair

2023

Director

Víctor Erice

Runtime

169 minutes

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Close Your Eyes is a sophisticated exploration of memory and the ethics of representation. It avoids simplistic clichés, focusing instead on the instability of truth through a human mystery. The film successfully incorporates LGBTQ+ identities and female empowerment into its core narrative without making identity the main theme. This creates a natural social environment. However, the film remains culturally localized and focused on a male-driven mystery, with a narrow demographic scope reflecting a specific European cinematic tradition.

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Category Breakdown

Does Close Your Eyes have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film includes same-sex relationships naturally within its social setting. Lola is shown as both a friend and a romantic partner, offering a nuanced look at same-sex intimacy.

How does Close Your Eyes portray gender?

Fair

Women such as Ana and the film's editor play key roles in the investigation. However, the main dramatic tension revolves around the disappearance of a male character, keeping the focus traditional.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Close Your Eyes?

Limited

The story seems to have a primarily Eurocentric focus, reflecting its Spanish-Argentine production. There is limited evidence of diverse casting outside of this local demographic.

How does Close Your Eyes represent religion and culture?

Good

The story critiques how media and institutions can twist individual truths through archival reconstruction. It presents a skeptical, complex view of how history and memory are shaped.

Does Close Your Eyes include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no explicit depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. No characters are identified with these specific traits.

Present on Screen

  • Naturally integrates LGBTQ+ identities through established queer connections.
  • Female characters have ability to act as active participants in the investigation.
  • Intellectual complexity in exploring the fallibility of memory and media critique.

Limited or Absent

  • The central mystery remains centered on a male-driven dramatic catalyst.
  • The narrative lacks significant racial and ethnic diversity, remaining Eurocentric.
  • There is no visible representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Years after his mysterious disappearance, Julio Arenas, a famous Spanish actor, is back in the news thanks to a television program.

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