Eye Two Times Mouth

"The slight flutter of a butterfly’s wing can be felt on the other side of the world."

2023 0h 23m ES

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 9

Drama

Synopsis

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Luz works at a gallery but her real passion and purpose in life is as an opera singer. She’s been invited to audition for Madame Butterfly at one of the principal theatres in Mexico City. Luz must practice. Her friends Lycian and Chío instruct her. How to make her voice and hands dance. She’s told “Your mouth is twice the size of your eye,” and this is all part of a divine geometry that governs the world. The 25th commission from Miu Miu Women’s Tales.

“The slight flutter of a butterfly’s wing can be felt on the other side of the world.”

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Cast

Akemi Endo
Luz
Alan Pingarron
Lucian
Irene Akiko Iida
Chío
Teresa Sánchez

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lila Avilés
Writers: Lila Avilés
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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RUNTIME

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Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lila Avilés, shot by Adrian Durazo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Omar Guzman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Akemi Endo and Alan Pingarron and Irene Akiko Iida carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The slight flutter of a butterfly’s wing can be felt on the other side of the world.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt26745986 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lila Avilés directs. Adrian Durazo behind the camera. Omar Guzman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Lila Avilés, shot by Adrian Durazo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Omar Guzman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Akemi Endo and Alan Pingarron and Irene Akiko Iida carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The slight flutter of a butterfly’s wing can be felt on the other side of the world.".
8IMDB entry: tt26745986 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.