Les Yeux fermés (1972)
Directed by Joël Santoni

Comedy / Drama

aka: The Eyes Closed

Film Synopsis

Whilst on a theatrical tour, Yvan is profoundly upset by the suicide of a friend. On his return to Paris, his eyes begin to hurt and he buys himself a pair of dark glasses. His girlfriend Xénie watches with increasing anxiety Yvan's descent into madness as he pretends to be a blind man. Guided only by his memories and his hearing, Yvan wanders blindly through the streets of Paris...

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Film Credits

Director: Joël Santoni
Script: Claude Breuer, Jeanne Bronner, Joël Santoni
Cinematographer: Pierre-William Glenn
Music: Terry Riley
Cast: Gérard Desarthe (Yvan), Lorraine Rainer (Xénie), Marcel Dalio (Le vieux monsieur), Jean Carmet (Raoul), Lucien Raimbourg (Pépère), Dominique Labourier (Caroline), Jean Lescot (Un agent commercial), Bernard Murat (Un agent commercial), Pierre Nunzi (Le prêtre), Raoul Billerey (Bernard), Jacqueline Parent (La jeune fille douce), Valérie Loiseleux (Dominique), Jean Douchet (Le joueur de cartes), Pierre-William Glenn (Léonard), Gaston Floquet, Jacqueline Laurent, Louis Lyonnet, Maritin
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 118 min
Aka: The Eyes Closed

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