En route to the coast, the optimistic and playful antonio first picks up belen and later juan jo, both runaways. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent living is easy with eyes closed online on moviefone. How john lennons role in a 1960s war film inspired a whole new movie. A spanish educator who teaches his students to speak english by having them recite beatles lyrics goes on a journey to meet john lennon, who is thought to be filming a movie in spain.
David truebas film living is easy with eyes closed takes its title from the beatles song strawberry fields forever, which john lennon wrote while he was in almeria, spain, acting in. The crowd pleasing living is easy with eyes closed was a big winner at spains goya awards, and its easy to see why. Living is easy with eyes closed vivir es facil official. And as a carrier of meaning, the figure of lennon is used deftly and.
Inspired by true events, writerdirector david truebas multi awardwinning box office hit living is easy with eyes closed is a buoyant and heartfelt comedy set in conservative, francoera spain, about a freespirited english teachers quest to meet his idol, john lennon, and the inspirational effect he has on two young people who share. Living is easy with eyes closed is a 20 spanish comedydrama film written and directed by david trueba, and. The hot dog vendor from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Living is easy with eyes closed official site palace films. 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 vivir es facil official trailer. Oct 18, 20 culture film features living is easy with eyes closed. 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. Spanish comingofageroad trip film set in 1966 following a high school teacher who drives to almeria where he. The beatles strawberry fields forever lyrics genius lyrics.
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. The movie title, living is easy with eyes closed, comes from a line in lennons song. Living is easy with eyes closed 2014 rotten tomatoes. Living is easy with eyes closed movie clip the trip. Living is easy with eyes closed by david trueba david trueba. Living is easy with eyes closed 20 movie moviefone. Watch living is easy with eyes closed online watch online anytime. 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. The spanish film living is easy with eyes closed 20 revolves around the filming in almeria.
Living is easy with eyes closed is a 20 drama and comedy film written and directed by david trueba. Montreal lets just say i was predisposed to like a film titled living is easy with eyes closed. Living is easy with eyes closed us trailer 20 video. This is how i remember you this is how youll stay this is how i remember you this is how youll stay. Living is easy with eyes closed official hd trailer youtube. Living is easy with eyes closed 20 posters the movie. This channel was generated automatically by youtubes v. Living is easy with eyes closed, a film by david trueba. Living is easy with eyes closed by david trueba david. The films title comes from a line in the song strawberry fields forever.
Living is easy with eyes closed 20 available on netflix. Living is easy with eyes closed streaming online justwatch. Palace films 2014 winner 2014 spanish academy goya awards best picture, best. 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. 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. Beatles fans may instantly recognize some of the back story behind david truebas film, living is easy with eyes closed. Spanish film written and directed by david trueba, and starring javier camara. 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 is subtle in the truest sense, in that it says and suggests much. The films title comes from a lyric in the song strawberry fields forever, from the beatles.
Check the living is easy with eyes closed 20 trailer. In palm springs, seattle, vancouver, mill valley film festivals. Living is easy with eyes closed misunderstanding all you see its getting hard to be someone. Spanish beatlemania and icelandic horses steal the screen at.
Living is easy with eyes closed lyrics performed by years to come. Find where to watch living is easy with eyes closed in australia. Spanish beatlemania and icelandic horses steal the screen. Living is also easy when you view the world through rose coloured glasses. This charming road movie, inspired by actual incidents, earned six goya awards, including best film and two for writerdirector david trueba. Apr 01, 2015 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. Living is easy with eyes closed american cinematheque. Sep 24, 20 spanish beatlemania and icelandic horses steal the screen at san sebastian a teacher in francoera spain who wants to meet john lennon drives the story in living is easy with eyes closed, while. The film s title comes from a lyric in the song strawberry fields forever, from the beatles. Oct 31, 20 living is easy with eyes closed is a beautiful movie. To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up. I particularly loved the film and felt connected to it, even though i am not the greatest beatles fan.
Oct 22, 2014 yet there is a gravity to living is easy with eyes closed too, a sense that there are things at stake for all the characters. In 1966, teacher and beatles fan antonio a superb javier camara learns that john lennon is filming how i won the war in almeria, spain, and sets off to meet his hero, joined by a pair of young runaways. Living is easy with eyes closed official trailer youtube. 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. Yet there is a gravity to living is easy with eyes closed too, a sense that there are things at stake for all the characters. The film is good but the subtitle situation the film is in spanish is very ropey. Oct 12, 2015 that interesting period is the setting for the film living is easy with eyes closed by spanish director trueba who tells the story of a spanish schoolteacher and lennon fan who on learning his idol is in his country decides to make the journey south to see him. The films title also happens to be the opening line of john lennons song, strawberry fields forever, which he wrote in 1966 while in. We set up the film using amazons video app on our samsung tv, and were surprised first of all to find that there appeared to be no subtitles, even though they are provided in the trailer. Culture film features living is easy with eyes closed. 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. Living is easy with eyes closed, which took top honors at spains goya awards best film, director, actor, screenplay, etc.
Watch living is easy with eyes closed online 20 movie. Living is easy with eyes closed vivir es facil con ojos. The movie title, living is easy with eyes closed is a line from strawberry fields forever which lennon wrote while in almeria. From 28 to 29 december 1966, lennon recorded all postsynchronisation work for his character at twickenham film studios in london, england. 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 new film about a teacher who travels across spain to meet john. The story is of an english teacher, obsessed with the beatles, particularly with john lennon. Years to come living is easy with eyes closed lyrics. This is how i remember you this is how youll stay this is how i. And whether youre the type to feel nostalgic about things before they even happen or not, this film takes you on a glorious sepia toned journey to almeria in the late 1960s.
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. The spanish film takes its inspiration from strawberry fields forever, the 1966 beatles song. Living is easy with eyes closed official hd trailer. The opening night film for the spanish film festival 2014 is the goyaawardwinning film living is easy with eyes closed.
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