Genre: Drama, Mystery
Actor: Ana Torrent, Antonio Dechent, Helena Miquel, José Coronado, Manolo Solo, María León, Mario Pardo, Petra Martínez, Soledad Villamil
Director: Víctor Erice
1. Close Your Eyes, 2023
Some films are slow and talky because of mere indulgence, but Close Your Eyes owes its pace to naturalism and poetry. Each frame and dialogue is both beautiful and realistic. If they’re not meditating on the fickleness of life and memory, they’re honoring how cinema can encapsulate them. This is one of those movies you have to experience, not just witness. By the end of it, you’ll be pondering its deceptively simple ideas too, much like the thoughtful Miguel (Manolo Solo) and the elusive Julio (José Coronado).