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BLUE EYELIDS
A production of FOPROCINE, IMCINE, Estudios Churubusco Azteca, New Art Digital, Agencia SHA, with support of Jorge Molina and Cento Universtiario de Estudios Cinematograficos
International Premiere:Official Selection, Guadalajara International Film Festival 2007
Awards:WINNER Special Jury Prize, World Cinema Dramatic Competition, Sundance Film Festival 2008
WINNER Best First Feature, Arial Awards (Mexican Academy Awards) 2008
WINNER Horizons Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival 2007
Starring:Cecilia Suarez
Enrique Arreola
Ana Ofelia Murguia
Tiare Scanda
Luisa Huertas
Director:Ernesto Contreras
Writer:Carlos Contreras
Producers:Luis Albores
Erika Avila
Ernesto Contreras
Sandra Paredes
International Sales:Funny Balloons
UK Distributor:Axiom Films
Country: Mexico
Genre: Drama
Year of Production: 2007
Format: 35mm
Running Time: 98 minutes
Certificate: 15
Theatrical Release date: 8th May 2009

BLUE EYELIDS (PARPADOS AZULES) is the critically acclaimed account of the developing relationship between two people in the vast metropolis of Mexico City. Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, it has earned director Ernesto Contreras a place alongside Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Amores Perros, Babel) and Carlos Reygadas (Japon, Silent Light) as a major new force in Mexican cinema.

Marina (Cecilia Suarez), a shy employee at a local factory, wins an all-expenses-paid holiday for two from her work. Although initially unable to find someone to accompany her, she encounters Victor (Enrique Arreola) in a coffee bar. Her invite prompts a series of dates that are by turns funny and awkward, as Ernesto Contreras skilfully explores the difficulties of finding happiness in the modern world.

With music by Ray Davies and featuring exceptional performances by Suarez and Arreola, BLUE EYELIDS is a subtly nuanced and wonderfully unconventional love story.
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"impressive... blissful... a pinsharp cine-poem of romance." 4 STARS
Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN

"beautifully acted... hauntingly luminous" 4 STARS
FINANCIAL TIMES

"I was hooked"
Jason Solomons, FILM WEEKLY – THE GUARDIAN

"Beautifully acted, imaginatively directed... this funny, touching movie is a treat."
TIME OUT

BLUE EYELIDS (PARPADOS AZULES) is the critically acclaimed account of the developing relationship between two people in the vast metropolis of Mexico City. Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, it has earned director Ernesto Contreras a place alongside Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Amores Perros, Babel) and Carlos Reygadas (Japon, Silent Light) as a major new force in world cinema.

Marina (Cecilia Suarez), a shy employee at a local factory, wins an all-expenses-paid holiday for two from her work. Although initially unable to find someone to accompany her, she encounters Victor (Enrique Arreola) in a coffee bar. Her invite prompts a series of dates that are by turns funny and awkward, as Ernesto Contreras skilfully explores the difficulties of finding happiness in the modern world.

With music by Ray Davies and featuring exceptional performances by Suarez and Arreola, BLUE EYELIDS is a subtly nuanced and wonderfully unconventional love story.

Bonus features include an exclusive interview with director Ernesto Contreras, "The Making of Blue Eyelids", deleted scene, stills galleries and trailer.


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"Beautifully acted, imaginatively directed... this funny, touching movie is a treat." CRITICS' CHOICE
Geoff Andrew, TIME OUT

"impressive... a gem of a film... Cecilia Suarez gives a tremendous performance... blissful... this lovely little film is: a pinsharp cine-poem of romance." 4 STARS
Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN

"I was hooked"
Jason Solomons, FILM WEEKLY - THE GUARDIAN

"I'd highly recommend this."
Xan Brooks, FILM WEEKLY - THE GUARDIAN

"touching"
Philip French, THE OBSERVER

"nicely nuanced"
THE GUARDIAN GUIDE

"beautifully acted... hauntingly luminous" 4 STARS
FINANCIAL TIMES

"a moving Mexican romance"
THE DAILY EXPRESS

"delightful"
Wendy Ide, THE TIMES

"a winning tragicomic romance, with a dab of magic realism"
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

"distinguished by two fine performances"
THE INDEPENDENT

"a moving Mexican romance"
THE DAILY EXPRESS

"a striking debut by Ernesto Contreras"
Jason Solomons, MAIL ON SUNDAY

"another adornment to the emerging Mexican cinema"
Derek Malcolm, THE EVENING STANDARD

"warming"
THE METRO

"loveable"
ISLINGTON GAZETTE

"complementary performances... well served by a no-nonsense script... it illustrates that love depends on more than just scenery."
THE MORNING STAR

"[an] absorbing and insightful film"
THE SCOTSMAN

"beautifully photographed"
THE SKINNY

"compelling"
David Parkinson, EMPIRE

"excellent... extremely effective... Aided by a great soundtrack... An original, thought-provoking film" 4 STARS
SONGLINES

"witty and sparkling... a great-looking wryly told tragicomedy"
FILM 4

"exquisite... eloquent... sharp, sad and above all very real"
SKY MOVIES

"an original, consistently surprising script and great performances... Highly recommended."
4 STARS

VIEW LONDON

"Cecilia Suarez and Enrique Arreola are excellent in the central roles" 4 STARS
EYE FOR FILM

"classy... Ray Davies' hypnotic tune, Strange Effect, is a terrific track."
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