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Wikipedia article




'Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed' is a 2013 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by David Trueba, and starring Javier Cmara. The film's title comes from a lyric in the song "Strawberry Fields Forever", from the Beatles.

The film won six Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Writing and Best Leading Actor. It was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

Plot



It is 1966 in Albacete, an English teacher and die-hard Beatles fan Antonio (played by Javier Cmara) decides to go on a road trip to Almera in the hope of meeting John Lennon, who is shooting 'How I Won the War' there under the direction of Richard Lester. On the way he picks up two hitch-hikers, Juanjo (Francesc Colomer) and Beln (Natalia de Molina), and the unlikely trio follow their dreams and look for their own freedom.

Cast



* Javier Cmara as Antonio

* Natalia de Molina as Beln

* as Juanjo

* Jorge Sanz as Juanjo's father

Reception



'Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed' received positive reviews from film critics. It holds approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews, with an average rating of .

Awards



See also



* List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

* List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References




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