Movie

Light of My Eyes

2001 · 123 min

A quiet, tender drift through a lonely man's guarded world, opening slowly toward fragile connection and hope.

Overview: Antonio is a fallen angel, a rootless chauffeur who relates only to the lonely heroes in the science fiction novels he grew up with. Only through a chance meeting with Maria, a woman struggling to hold onto her daughter and her business, does he discover a hope that's been in his detached existence.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, romantic and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, loneliness, love, parenthood
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
love
parenthood
healing
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild