Open your Eyes (Abre los Ojos) DVD

Open your Eyes (Abre los Ojos) DVD - See the original movie from which 'Vanilla Sky' was remade starring Penelope Cruz.
1997 Spanish film directed by Alejandro Amenábar. An imprisoned man who hides his face behind a mask is telling his story, as a flashback, to a psychiatrist: His name is César, he is an orphan but he had inherited a fortune from his parents and used to live in a luxurious house of his his own. He was also very handsome and a renowned womanizer. His best friend, Pelayo, was jealous of him, because he was not very successful with girls. But one night, Pelayo showed up in one of César’s parties with a beautiful woman named Sofí­a. When César met her and talked to her for a while, he began to feel something he had never felt before: he was falling in love. And, although she was supposed to be Pelayo’s girlfriend, he tried to conquer her, spending that night at her home. But Nuria, with whom César had his last affair, was very jealous; he went to pick him up in her car the next morning, and commited suicide by ramming it into a tree. César survived the crash, but his face was hideously disfigured, his beauty gone. The doctors said they couldn’t help him. He was very depressed, and still in love with Sofí­a. One night he went out with her and Pelayo, and he felt that they were very uncomfortable with him. But the morning after, his luck seemed to change completely: Sofí­a came to him, saying that it was him who she really loved, and the doctors called him and told him that, with a revolutionary new technique, they could rebuild his face, which they did. César was happier than ever; but thatÂ’s when the really strange and scary things started to happen, and César found out that the real nightmare had only just began for him... Stars Eduardo Noriega and Penélope Cruz. Rated R for some strong sexuality, language and violence - 117 minutes. Spanish track with optional English subtitles.