Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed

Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed

1966. They were looking for John Lennon and found themselves.

Directed by David Trueba

Produced by Fernando Trueba PC

2013108 min6.8 / 10

A warm, nostalgic coming-of-age road movie set in 1960s Spain where three misfits form an unlikely bond while chasing a Beatles legend.

Spain, 1966. An English teacher who travels to Almería when he hears that John Lennon is making a film there befriends with a 16-year-old boy who has run away from home and a young girl who also seems to be running away from something.

Questions people ask

  • Is Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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