Open Your Eyes (1997)


Open Your Eyes
Release Date19 December 1997
GenreDrama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Romance, Mystery, Horror
CountrySpain
France
Italy
Filming LocationsMadrid, Spain
LanguageSpanish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller, Tech Noir
MoodHead Trips
ThemesMind Games, Haunted By the Past, Amnesia, Virtual Reality
TonesParanoid, Hallucinatory, Deliberate, Dreamlike, Enigmatic, Meditative, Tense
TagsBachelor, Death, Fantasy, Murder, Psychiatrist, Reality, Revenge

Open Your Eyes (Spanish: ) is a 1997 film directed by Alejandro Amenábar and written by him and Mateo Gil. It stars Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Fele Martínez and Najwa Nimri. In 2002, Open Your Eyes was ranked #84 in the Top 100 Sci-Fi List by the Online Film Critics Society.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Chete Lera
Antonio

Gérard Barray
Duvernois

Jorge de Juan
Encargado L.E.

Miguel Palenzuela
Commisario

Pedro Miguel Martínez
Médico Jefe

Ion Gabella
Recluso paranoico

Joserra Cadiñanos
Guardia

Camarero

Presentador T.V.

Jaro
Médico 1

Walter Prieto
Médico 2

Carola Angulo
Médico 3

Fanny Gautier
Secretaria

Luis García
Guardia jurado 1

Javier Martín
Guardia jurado 2

José Ángel Egido
Policía

Richard Cruz
Conductor

Raúl Otegui
Chico servicios

Pepe
Gato

Laughing Guy in Disco Bathroom

Director

Producer

Mateo Gil
writer

Ana Amigo
associate producer

Fernando Bovaira
producer

José Luis Cuerda
producer

Andrea Occhipinti
associate producer

Alain Sarde
associate producer

Original Music

Mariano Marín
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Cinematographer

Hans Burman
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Editor

María Elena Sáinz de Rozas
-

Art Director

Wolfgang Burmann
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Set Decorator

Carola Angulo
-

Ramón Moya

Costume Designer

Concha Solera
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Makeup Department

Elisabeth Adánez
assistant makeup artist

Paca Almenara
makeup designer

Susana Cortés
makeup artist trainee

Silvie Imbert
makeup artist, hair stylist

Production Manager

Jesús Alonso
assistant production manager

José Antonio García Tapia
assistant production manager

Emiliano Otegui
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mateo Gil
second unit director, assistant director

Salud Gismera
trainee assistant director

Ignacio Gutiérrez-Solana
assistant director

Raúl Otegui
assistant director

Art Department

Félix Álvarez
painter

Emilio Ardura
upholstery

Pablo Arroyo
props

Ignacio Borja
graphic designer

Pedro Jesús De La Fuente
construction coordinator

José G. Donado
painter

Antonio Gómez
carpenter

Luis Gómez
carpenter

Vázquez Hermanos
property master

De La Oliva
property master

José Luque
carpenter

Ricardo Mengíbar
property master

Natalia Montes
storyboard artist, props

Iñigo Navarro
sketcher

Óscar Romero
props

Sergio Rozas
storyboard artist, assistant set decorator

Rafael Serras
set decorator trainee

Roberto Torralba
carpenter

Sound Department

Sergio Bürmann
boom operator

Juan Carlos Cid
boom operator

Juan Dibarboure
sound editor trainee

Jaime Fernández
sound re-recording mixer

Patrick Ghislain
sound mixer

Daniel Goldstein
sound designer

Pelayo Gutiérrez
sound editor

Julien Naudin
sound effects editor

Jaime Puig
sound stereo consultant: Dolby

Alfonso Raposo
sound re-recording mixer

Nacho Royo
sound editor

Ricardo Steinberg
sound designer

José Vinader
sound

Special Effects

Reyes Abades
special effects

Colin Arthur
special effects

Visual Effects

Belén Arsuaga
visual effects

Félix Bergés
visual effects

Pedro Blanco
visual effects

Alberto Esteban
visual effects coordinator

Ricardo Gómez
visual effects

Luis Guerra
visual effects

Rafael Menéndez De Luarca
visual effects

Óscar Miranda
visual effects

Inés Montero
visual effects

Abraham Portolés
visual effects

Juan Antonio Ruiz
visual effects

Aurelio Sánchez Herrera
visual effects

Carlos J. Santos
opticals

Jacinto Soria
modeler

Adolfo Villalón
modeler

Camera and Electrical Department

Miguel Ángel Bardavio
second assistant camera: second unit

Hans Burman
camera operator

Pablo Bürmann
first assistant camera

Wolfgang Burmann
director of photography: second unit

Pablo Carrión Bautista
electrician

Juan Carrión
gaffer

Pablo Carrión
electrician

Roberto De Miguel
second assistant camera

Domenech
camera rental

Pablo Hernández Smith
director of photography: second unit

Pedro López
electrician

Carlos Montero
camera trainee

Francisco Ramos
key grip

Ramiro Sabell hijo
first assistant camera: second unit

José Sacristán
electrician

Luis Sáenz
second assistant camera: second unit

Gregorio Sánchez
first assistant camera: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Humberto Cornejo
wardrobe

Ana Cuerda
assistant costume designer

María Isabel Escobar
costumer

Concha Solera
costumes

Editorial Department

Natalia Sáinz De Rozas
assistant editor

Music Department

Enrique Camarasa
music recordist

Juan Carlos Cuello
music producer

Bartolomé Espadale
music production manager

Mario Klemens
conductor

Eduardo Ruiz-Joya
music mixer

José Vinader
music mixer

Transportation Department

Félix Fontal
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Emilio Ardura
tapestry

Javier Bellot
press attache

Amanda Castro
assistant to director

Mar De Frutos
location manager

Alberto García
production assistant

Mateo Gil
assistant to director

Juan Giraldez
location manager

Montserrat González
legal advisor

Rafael Hostelería
caterer

Alfonso Jadraque
location manager

José M. Méndez
legal advisor

José Miguel Mendiola
financial controller

Sofía Merlin
location manager

Víctor Mínguez
production assistant

Eva Muslera
production accountant

María Teresa Payero
production secretary

Juan Luis Pedrero
production accountant

Lola Pérez
legal advisor

José Luis Sánchez
location manager

Carlos J. Santos
title designer

Carmen Soriano
direction secretary, script supervisor

César Urrutia
press promotion

Thanks

Javier Aramburu
thanks

Olga de Bartolomé
thanks

Armand Basi
thanks

Fabrice Benoît
thanks

Fernando Cañas
thanks

Concha Doñaque
thanks

Luis Dorado
thanks

Andy Ferguson
thanks

Luis Fernández Inglada
thanks

Nieves Herranz
thanks

Luis A. López Calvo
thanks

José Mercado
thanks

Ian Padrón
thanks

Nano De La Peña
thanks

Antonio Ramos
thanks

Nacho Sáenz De Tejada
thanks

Ana Steinberg
thanks

Tomás Zapata
thanks

Production Company

Canal+ España
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Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L.
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Les Films Alain Sarde
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Lucky Red
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Sociedad General de Televisión S.A. (Sogetel)
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Distributor

Cathay-Keris Films

Cine Archivo

Helkon Filmverleih GmbH

AFMD
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Argentina Video Home

Artisan Entertainment

Ascot Elite Entertainment Group

De Filmfreak
,

Lions Gate Films

Momentum Pictures

Odeon Video

Odeon

Redbus Film Distribution

Sociedad General de Televisión S.A. (Sogetel)

Sogepaq Distribución
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VCL Communications GmbH

Videotrónica

Warner Bros.

Warner Home Vídeo

Special Effects

Molinaro S.A.
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Miscellaneous

Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The
orchestra

Summit Entertainment
foreign sales






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Films directed by Alejandro Amenábar
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Open Your Eyes
Tesis (1996)
The Others (2001)