Close My Eyes

1991 "There are some relationships so taboo they're irresistible."
6.2| 1h49m| R| en| More Info
Released: 22 November 1991 Released
Producted By: Film4 Productions
Country: United Kingdom
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After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
FlashCallahan After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie.Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.Their private intensity & working class origins contrast with the middle-class, stuffy public scenes we see in the Richmond world into which Natalie has moved with her marriage.As the guilt and intensity of the siblings increases, they seem to be heading for disaster, a foreboding which increases when husband Sinclair suspects her commitment.....Despite the taboo subject, Close my eyes isn't as hard to watch as you may expect. The film isn't very graphic, and it rather concentrates more on the class gap than the sexual tension.Owens obsession could have materialised due to the fact that they are drifting apart in class, Owen is still at his roots, whilst Reeves has moved up a notch since her marriage to Rickman.The film is also about taboo. Obviously the main plot point is taboo, but Poliakov References other things, such as the AIDS victim wanting to share a sandwich and the chap refusing, despite Owen taking a bite.The cast are fantastic, particularly Owen and Rickman, and the narrative is something to get lost in. The film has dated though, it has that Yuppie feel to it that was rife in the UK during the late eighties and early nineties, so it has this really strange cleanliness to it.So all in all, it's a terrific movie about class struggle and coming to terms with change, with the added plot point of incest.
Claudio Carvalho In England, the siblings Natalie (Saskia Reeves) and Richard (Clive Owen) every now and then are together, and Natalie usually opens her heart to her brother. Years later, Natalie gets married to the wealthy Sinclair (Alan Rickman) and in the boredom of her marriage, she has a love affair with her brother. However, Richard becomes obsessed by his sister and addicted to have sex with her. Meanwhile, Sinclair distrusts Natalie and believes she has a lover."Close My Eyes" is a powerful drama about the obsessive incestuous love of two siblings. The unusual triangle of love is supported by the gorgeous Saskia Reeves that has a great performance in a bold role. The always excellent Alan Rickman is the stereotype of the British gentleman and Clive Owen in the beginning of his career successfully completes the triangle of lovers. This film was released in Brazil on VHS by Globo Vídeo distributor. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Três Amores Uma Paixão" ("Three Loves One Passion")
clemato The film is really haunting and keeps you spellbound. While the film appears to portray sex scenes for nudity's sake, that's not really what is going on.Okay, okay, this is no Pulitzer Prize winner and Alan Rickman, Clive Owen, and Saskia Reeves can act better than they do in this movie. Butt, I think they each brought so much into the picture that other, less talented, actors would have failed to make this film work as well as it did.The dynamic between Natalie, her brother Richard, and her husband Sinclair is very strange. If you let yourself go and immerse yourself into the story, then you can enjoy it.The story is about very taboo subject matter, at the time when AIDS/HIV finally came into the public consciousness. But, I do think the screenplay by Stephen Poliakoff is very well written and the film strongly succeeds because he also directed it.I can compare the story to that of Jane Campion's "The Piano". It is risqué, bizarre, and seemingly shallow. It is also thoroughly compelling. The characters are otherworldly and mysterious, yet very commonplace. You can almost identify with them and by the end of the movie you will find yourself wanting to know more. It is as if you have been looking into a snow globe at a fantasy world come to life, just on the other side of the looking glass. Everything is madness for this trio...."Close My Eyes" is a journey into the "What if ? ". The most difficult question is, "Why ? ". Only Natalie and Richard can answer that question, or can they? If you are a fan of Clive Owen, Alan Rickman, and/or Saskia Reeves, check it out.
savitri The movie tells us about Richard and Natalie, a brother and a sister, who are having what could be called an 'affair'. When Natalie tries to end this and proposes to stay friends, Richard becomes aggressive. At the same time there appears another character, Richard's boss who has got AIDs and spends most of the time in the hospital. We also see Natalie's husband Sinclair, the only attractive character in the whole movie. I find the movie ridiculous. There is no general idea, no real plot, most characters are badly played and impossible to like. We never really find out what was the point of bringing in some things. The camera-work is however rather good and so is the music. The only reason to watch the movie again would be Alan Rickman as Sinclair - his good acting is even more obvious as compared to everybody else.