César survives the crash but is horribly disfigured, beyond the help of cosmetic surgery, so he decides to wear a mask to conceal his face.

On the way to her house, however, she crashes the car with the intent to kill them both. The next morning, César's obsessive ex-lover Nuria ( Najwa Nimri) pulls up outside Sofía's flat, offering him a ride and sex. Later, he takes her home and stays the night, but they do not sleep together. At his birthday party, he flirts with Sofía ( Penélope Cruz), his best friend Pelayo's ( Fele Martinez) date. Flashbacks reveal the following events: Good-looking César is attractive to women.

He tells her not to leave him messages on his alarm clock.įrom a prison cell in Madrid, the 25-year-old man, César ( Eduardo Noriega), tells his story to psychiatrist Antonio (Chete Lera) while wearing a prosthetic mask. He wakes again, this time to a woman in his bed. An American remake entitled Vanilla Sky, directed by Cameron Crowe, was released in 2001, with Penélope Cruz reprising her role.Ī handsome young man wakes up to a female voice telling him to open his eyes.

The film's intersecting planes of dream and reality have prompted some critics to suggest comparisons to Calderón de la Barca's 1635 play Life Is a Dream. 84 in the Top 100 Sci-Fi List by the Online Film Critics Society. It stars Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez and Najwa Nimri. Open Your Eyes (Spanish: Abre los ojos) is a 1997 Spanish film co-written, co-scored and directed by Alejandro Amenábar and co-written by Mateo Gil.

Open Your Eyes by Jill Davis