Close My Eyes (Original title)
Dates: 1990 (Copyright), 06 September 1991 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Stephen Poliakoff
Synopsis: After being brought up separately following their parents divorce, Richard Gillespie and his sister Natalie meet again in London in 1985. Natalie has recently finished a relationship and is unhappy in her unfulfilling job as a secretary, while Richard enjoys a hedonistic lifestyle working as an urban planner in Scotland. After Richard spends the night in Natalie’s flat, they both feel a new intimacy for one another. Two years later, Natalie marries a wealthy entrepreneur, Sinclair, and moves into a large house in the Home Counties, while Richard gives up his well-paid job to work for an agency, monitoring the new developments around London's Docklands. After meeting again, the physical attraction between the two siblings grows and they embark on an incestuous relationship over the course of the summer.
Genre: Melodrama
Subjects: Incest, Brothers, Sisters, Love
Releases
Date: 06 September 1991Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Metrocolor - Sound - DolbyAspect ratio: 1.66:1Runtime: 108 mins 26 secs - Length: 9758 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Artificial Eye Film Company
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Video materials(3)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-715105
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 104.3 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1323539
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376271
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Dates: 1990 (Copyright), 06 September 1991 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Stephen Poliakoff
Synopsis: After being brought up separately following their parents divorce, Richard Gillespie and his sister Natalie meet again in London in 1985. Natalie has recently finished a relationship and is unhappy in her unfulfilling job as a secretary, while Richard enjoys a hedonistic lifestyle working as an urban planner in Scotland. After Richard spends the night in Natalie’s flat, they both feel a new intimacy for one another. Two years later, Natalie marries a wealthy entrepreneur, Sinclair, and moves into a large house in the Home Counties, while Richard gives up his well-paid job to work for an agency, monitoring the new developments around London's Docklands. After meeting again, the physical attraction between the two siblings grows and they embark on an incestuous relationship over the course of the summer.
Genre: Melodrama
Subjects: Incest, Brothers, Sisters, Love
Releases
Date: 06 September 1991Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Metrocolor - Sound - DolbyAspect ratio: 1.66:1Runtime: 108 mins 26 secs - Length: 9758 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Artificial Eye Film Company
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Video materials(3)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-715105
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 104.3 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1323539
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376271
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape