The Naked Eye (1998 film)

La Mirada del Otro
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVicente Aranda
Written byVicente Aranda
Alvaro del Amo
Fernando G. Delgado
Produced byAndrés Vicente López
StarringLaura Morante
Miguel Angel Garcia
José Coronado
CinematographyFlavio Martínez Labiano
Edited byTeresa Font
Music byJosé Nieto
Distributed byLola Films
Release date
  • 20 February 1998 (1998-02-20)
Running time
104 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Naked Eye (Spanish: La Mirada del Otro) is a 1998 Spanish film directed and co-written by Vicente Aranda, adapted from a novel by Fernando G. Delgado. It stars Laura Morante, Miguel Ángel García and José Coronado. The film is an erotic psychodrama, an exploration of female sexual desire. It premiered at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival in 1998 where it was nominated for the Golden Bear.[1]

Aranda objects to labeling of his film as an "erotic film", instead he defines it as "psycho-erotic": "[The heroine,] Begoña's ambition is transparency. (...) She wants to enjoy life in its widest expression, and looks for clarity through sex."[2]

  1. ^ "Berlinale: 1998 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  2. ^ "Wettbewerb/In Competition". Moving Pictures, Berlinale Extra. Berlin. 11–22 February 1998. p. 30.