Closed Eyes

1h 20min

Drama

Vincent and Olivier have an intense, rocky relationship: Vincent evades tenderness, just as he does desire, forcing the couple to hunt for a third partner to participate in their sexual games. Olivier has a background in the theater. He believes in, but is preoccupied by their relationship; he wants to free Vincent from the ghosts haunting him. But Vincent is locked into the past. His father, a pilot, was killed in a plane accident. Vincent’s job is a strange, uncommon one that plunges him deep into contemplation from which no one can make him budge: he deciphers plane disaster recordings. Vincent’s unconscious repression is so powerful that he hasn’t even recognized the link between his father’s death and his work. It will take the stormy encounter with Olivier for Vincent to obtain his ‘black box.’ Indeed, the two young men come to life through their connection with each other, a connection which shatters the framework of typical love stories.

Production Companies

Les Films Pelléas

Télécip

La Sept-Arte

Cast

Olivier Py

Olivier Py

Olivier
Marilú Marini

Marilú Marini

Vincent's mother
Patrick Zimmermann

Patrick Zimmermann

Vincent's stepfather
Gilbert Beugniot

Gilbert Beugniot

Vincent's colleague
Mireille Herbstmeyer

Mireille Herbstmeyer

Vincent's colleague
Carine Jager

Carine Jager

Woman at the opera house
Vincent Ozanon

Vincent Ozanon

Young author
Jean-Yves Rivaud

Jean-Yves Rivaud

Pianist on truck
Sylvie Magand

Sylvie Magand

Accordionist on truck
Christophe Reymond

Christophe Reymond

Guest on truck
Luc Delhumeau

Luc Delhumeau

Café owner
Flavia Coste

Flavia Coste

Girl at the park
Philippe Lehembre

Philippe Lehembre

Old man in underground

Release date

20th Dec 2000

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français