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Released 23 years ago.
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Take My Eyes
"Where it reads 'home' read 'hell'. Where it reads 'love' there is pain"
2003 1h 43m ES
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91%
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74
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7.4
IMDB
★7.2TMDB · 221🍅91%Rotten Tomatoes●74Metacritic★7.4IMDB · 7,615
RomanceDrama
Synopsis
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One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...
“Where it reads 'home' read 'hell'. Where it reads 'love' there is pain”
Cast
Laia Marull
Pilar
Luis Tosar
Antonio
Candela Peña
Ana
Rosa María Sardà
Aurora
Kiti Mánver
Rosa
Elisabet Gelabert
Lola
Nicolás Fernández Luna
Juan
David Mooney
John
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Icíar Bollaín
- Writers
- Icíar Bollaín, Alicia Luna
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Icíar Bollaín, shot by Carles Gusi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Alberto Iglesias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ángel Hernández Zoido shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Laia Marull and Luis Tosar and Candela Peña carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Where it reads 'home' read 'hell'. Where it reads 'love' there is pain".
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IMDB entry: tt0350193 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Icíar Bollaín directs. Carles Gusi behind the camera. Alberto Iglesias scores. Ángel Hernández Zoido cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 23 years ago.
- 2Directed by Icíar Bollaín, shot by Carles Gusi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Alberto Iglesias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Ángel Hernández Zoido shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Laia Marull and Luis Tosar and Candela Peña carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Where it reads 'home' read 'hell'. Where it reads 'love' there is pain".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0350193 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 12 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "sexual abuse", "sibling relationship", "museum".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Carles Gusi
- Original score
- Alberto Iglesias
- Editing
- Ángel Hernández Zoido
- Production design
- Víctor Molero
- Costume design
- Estíbaliz Markiegi
- Runtime
- 103 min · 1h 43m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 91% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 74/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.4/10 · 7,615 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
- US box office
- $30,496
Awards
42 wins & 17 nominations
- Goya Award for Best Director
- Goya Award for Best Film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Icíar Bollaín
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Production companies
Who made it
- PR
Producciones La Iguana S.L.
- AL
Alta Producción
Key crew
- EditorÁngel Hernández Zoido
- ProducerSantiago García de Leániz
- Production DesignVíctor Molero
- Costume DesignEstíbaliz Markiegi
- Co-ProducerEnrique González Macho
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- husband wife relationship
- sexual abuse
- sibling relationship
- museum
- violent husband
- toledo, spain
- domestic violence
- relationship
- break-up
- self esteem
- unemployment
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2003-10-08
Also known as
International titles
- Te doy mis ojosES
