María León

An aspiring writer with no imagination seeks inspiration for his novel by manipulating the lives of his neighbors so that he can write about them.

Marking his first feature film after a gap of 31 years, this latest triumph from Spanish master Víctor Erice trails after a mysterious disappearance. A sublime meditation on the moving relationship between cinema and memory, Close Your Eyes ponders the permanence of art against the wheels of time.

When Mateo’s mother is diagnosed with a terminal illness, their bond deepens in unsettling ways as love, grief, and obsession intertwine.