Close Your Eyes (Cerrar los ojos)
September 20 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Event Admission
Admission $9 General admission $10 Admission for film festivals presented at the MFAH $2 discount MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+) Free Children 5 and younger Purchasing Tickets The MFAH Films box office accepts payment by credit card only. Tickets may be purchased in advance in three ways: online, via ticket links on mfah.org/calendar or mfah.org/film pages; in the MFAH lobbies during Museum hours; and at the box office prior to screenings. The box office opens an hour before showtime. In order to allow as many people as possible to be seated on time, staff may need to refrain from printing multiple advance tickets within the hour of a posted film screening. Join Film Buffs, the Museum’s patron group, and receive at least 10 free admissions to MFAH films, plus discounted admission thereafter. Location & Directions The MFAH has two theaters: Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building (1001 Bissonnet Street) and the Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building (5500 Main Street). Learn more about parking and transportation options at the Museum. Subtitles All films originating in foreign languages are shown with English subtitles, unless otherwise noted. Ratings Many of the films are not rated and may be inappropriate for younger viewers. Closed-Captioning & Audio-Description Capabilities Brown Auditorium Theater is equipped for closed-captioning and audio-description services when the film presented has such features enabled. Please note that the MFAH screens rare and rediscovered prints of movie classics; new and historical works; restored silent films; thematic retrospectives; and innovative works by contemporary film, video, and new-media artists. Many of these titles are not distributed with closed-captioning and audio-description capabilities. Accessibility If you have any questions or requests concerning accessibility resources in the Museum’s auditoriums, email accessibility@mfah.org or call 713.639.7300.
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Over three decades after the release of his previous film, revered Spanish auteur Víctor Erice (The Spirit of the Beehive) returns with a haunting meditation on memory, absence, and the enduring resonance of the moving image. An aging Spanish filmmaker is asked to recount his memories of working on his final and still unfinished film. During its production, the lead actor disappeared without a trace, leaving in his wake a mystery that would haunt the lives of everyone associated with the film. Decades later, an investigative TV program revives the case, and the filmmaker reconnects with the film’s crew, seeking closure for the actor’s disappearance and its lasting effect on their lives.
