Living is easy with eyes closed is subtle in the truest sense, in that it says and suggests much, and does so definitely, but through a minimum of means. The film puts a lot of stock in the bands status as a universal cultural solvent, but trueba mostly relegates both culture and character to the. Living is easy with eyes closed is a 20 spanish comedydrama film written and directed by david trueba, and starring javier camara. Let me take you down, cause im going to strawberry fields nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about strawberry fields forever living is easy with. Living is easy with eyes closed gets a little help from the. When this movie was released, the real antonio was 88 years old and still teaching english. An english teacher who travels to almeria when he hears that john lennon is making a film there befriends with a 16yearold boy who has run away from home and a young girl who also seems to be running away from something. Living is easy with eyes closed 2014 rotten tomatoes. I suppose on the forefront it sounds rather obvious to say, but david truebas living is easy with eyes closed is a film that i. Living is easy with eyes closed is subtle in the truest sense, in that it says and suggests much. Oct 12, 2015 living is easy with eyes closed the lennon lyric heavy with meaning in this sociopolitical context is a very human story full of funny but effortless pop culture references bond films, unintentionally getting stoned and spanish politics of the era. Living is easy with eyes closed trailer the unforgettable friendship between three people.
Living is easy with eyes closed 20 stream and watch. Unless you wake up in world caused by having your eyes closed. The beatles strawberry fields forever lyrics genius lyrics. Beatles inspire spanish road movie a disarming, delicately observed road movie from spain.
Living is easy with eyes closed was originally released in the us in 2014. Spanish film written and directed by david trueba, and starring javier camara. Living is easy with eyes closed by david trueba david trueba. I have albinism, im legally blind, i have a guide dog, sometimes i write fic. The film won six goya awards, including best film, best director, best original writing and best leading actor. Living is easy with eyes closed by david trueba david.
Living is easy with eyes closed, which took top honors at spains goya awards best film, director, actor, screenplay, etc. Living is easy with eyes closed full movie hd film spain, 1966. Living is easy with eyes closed official site palace. Montreal lets just say i was predisposed to like a film titled living is easy with eyes closed.
Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Living is easy with eyes closed official trailer youtube. The films title living is easy with eyes closed comes from the beatles song strawberry fields forever, which john lennon wrote in 1966 while in almeria, spain, when acting in the antiwar movie how i won the war. How john lennons role in a 1960s war film inspired a whole new movie. Living is easy with eyes closed is not about fame or celebrity worship, however. Living is easy with eyes closed 20 in 1966, antonio, a high school teacher in spain, drives to almeria to meet john lennon and helps two runaways. Madrid david truebas living is easy with eyes closed was the big winner at the 28th goya awards ceremony, landing the spanish film academys two top prizes. Lennon arrives in almeria to shoot the war movie how i won the war under the direction of richard lester. Beatles fans may instantly recognize some of the back story behind david truebas film, living is easy with eyes closed, which is receiving its. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. At the recent 28th goya awards living is easy with eyes closed, won awards for best film and director, best screenplay and best original score. Living is easy with eyes closed, a film by david trueba.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Treubas film is a meditation on the power of art and its ability to transform lives. To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Living is easy with eyes closed misunderstanding all you see its getting hard to be someone. More than two decades later, his younger brother, david, is hoping to bring a second oscar into the family with his beatlesthemed road movie living is easy with eyes closed. Perhaps it might be different for youparticularly if you are a beatles fan. Living is easy with eyes closed ist derzeit nirgendwo zum anschauen verfugbar. The films title comes from a line in the song strawberry fields forever.
The movie title, living is easy with eyes closed, comes from a line in lennons. It touches on a spain where everyone who was different lived in fear, where decades of censorship and cultural repression sat bottled up until the day franco died. Living is easy with eyes closed tops spains goya awards. The spanish film takes its inspiration from strawberry fields forever, the 1966 beatles song. Beatles fans may instantly recognize some of the back story behind david truebas film, living is easy with eyes closed, which is receiving its world premiere in san sebastian. This charming road movie, inspired by actual incidents, earned six goya awards, including best film and two for writerdirector david trueba. Oct 18, 20 culture film features living is easy with eyes closed. After fifty years, it is still difficult to assess the full effect the beatles have had on. He manages to sneak into a screening of the movies dailies at the village cinema, catching a glimpse of his hero and inspiring him to continue his quest. The crowd pleasing living is easy with eyes closed was a big winner at spains goya awards, and its easy to see why. I suppose on the forefront it sounds rather obvious to say, but david truebas living is easy with eyes closed is a film that i increasingly liked as it went on.
Available on dvd and amazon video, i watched the film at my own expense. It is in spanish with english subtitles, and is unrated. Living is easy with eyes closed 20 changes the movie. Living is easy with eyes closed is a 20 drama and comedy film written and directed by david trueba. The acting and direction are quite nice, though otherwise i didnt particularly love the film or felt connected to it. Living is easy with eyes closed 20 full movie download full.
Find where to watch living is easy with eyes closed in australia. The films title comes from a lyric in the song strawberry fields forever, from the beatles. If you dont see all the ignorance and stupidity and needless suffering around you, then of course living would be easy. It may still be easy, but there are scenarios where ignorance would lead to what you may call hard living. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Living is easy with eyes closed is an odd little slice of life movie. This channel was generated automatically by youtube s v. Living is easy with eyes closed official site palace films. Off french subtitlessoustitres francais french subtitles. The opening night film for the spanish film festival 2014 is the goyaawardwinning film living is easy with eyes closed.
Living is easy with eyes closed vivir es facil official trailer. Living is easy with eyes closed misunderstanding all you see its getting hard to be someone but it all works out it doesnt matter much to me. Mar 11, 2020 living is easy with eyes closed misunderstanding all you see its getting hard to be someone but it all works out it doesnt matter much to me. A teacher in francoera spain who wants to meet john lennon drives the story in living is easy with eyes closed, while the fourlegged cast outshine the humans in of horses and men.
There is one sex scene between the two teenage characters that may make some viewers uncomfortable. An english teacher who travels to almer a when he hears that john lennon is. Living is easy with eyes closed the multi awardwinning living is easy with eyes closed is a buoyant and heartfelt comedy set in francos spain, about a freespirited english teacher determined to meet his idol, john lennon. Living is easy with eyes closed 20 movie moviefone. Dec 04, 2014 more than two decades later, his younger brother, david, is hoping to bring a second oscar into the family with his beatlesthemed road movie living is easy with eyes closed. Living is easy with eyes closed 20 full movie download. Spanish comingofageroad trip film set in 1966 following a high school teacher who drives to almeria where he hopes to meet his idol, john lennon. A new film about a teacher who travels across spain to meet john. In spain in 1966, an english teacher picks up two hitchhikers on his quest to meet john lennon.
I heard this lyric while driving from oxford, ms to starkville, ms. John lennon is suffering an existential crisis, and has decided hes ready to launch his acting career, and leaves the beatles. Living is easy with eyes closed official hd trailer youtube. Spanish comingofageroad trip film set in 1966 following a high school teacher who drives to almeria where he. Watch living is easy with eyes closed full movie in hd visit spain, 1966. Although lennon only had a minor role in this war comedy, his presence in his first nonmusic film drew major attention from the world press and beatle fans, and followed the bands. Living is easy with eyes closed full movie hd film slideshare. Antonio, an english teacher who teaches in a state school in albacete, decides to travel to almeria to meet john lennon and make him. Antonio, a highschool englishlatin teacher, drives to almeria in hopes of meeting his hero, john lennon. Living is easy with eyes closed is a 20 spanish comedydrama film written and directed by david trueba, and.
Feb 09, 2014 madrid david truebas living is easy with eyes closed was the big winner at the 28th goya awards ceremony, landing the spanish film academys two top prizes best film and best director. Paul mccartney and john lennon wrote in their song strawberry fields that living is easy with eyes closed. Culture film features living is easy with eyes closed. Watch living is easy with eyes closed 2014 online living. Living is easy with eyes closed 2014 full movie watch online free f5movies best site to watch new release movies online free without signing up.
Chosen as the opening night film for the 2014 spanish film festival, this is a charming, enjoyable and feel good road trip comedy which takes its title from the opening lyric of the beatles song strawberry fields forever. When he learns that his idol john lennon is making a film in almeria richard lesters how i won the war he resolves to meet him. Spanish beatlemania and icelandic horses steal the screen. Sep 26, 20 beatles fans may instantly recognize some of the back story behind david truebas film, living is easy with eyes closed, which is receiving its world premiere in san sebastian.
Living is easy with eyes closed movie clip the trip 2014 eduardo antuna movie hd duration. Palace films 2014 winner 2014 spanish academy goya awards best picture, best. David truebas story of a nowhere man in search of his hero is a complete audiencepleaser. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical.
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