Take My Eyes

{{Infobox film

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Te doy mis ojos|nolink=yes}}

| image = TakeMyEyes.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Icíar Bollaín

| producer = Santiago García de Leániz

| writer = {{ubl|Icíar Bollaín|Alicia Luna}}

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Laia Marull|Luis Tosar|Candela Peña|Rosa María Sardá|Sergi Calleja|Kiti Manver}}

| music = Alberto Iglesias

| cinematography = Carles Gusi

| editing = Ángel Hernández Zoido

| distributor = Sogepaq

| released = {{Film date|2003}}

| runtime = 109 min.

| country = Spain

| language = Spanish

| budget =

}}

Take My Eyes ({{langx|es|Te Doy Mis Ojos|links=no||I Give You My Eyes}}) is a 2003 Spanish drama film directed and co-written by Icíar Bollaín, starring Laia Marull and Luis Tosar. Critically acclaimed for its unclichéd treatment of domestic violence, it won seven Goya Awards in 2004, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, and Best Supporting Actress. Shooting locations included Toledo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2003/10/07/cine/1065508778.html|website=El Mundo|title=Icíar Bollaín estrena en Toledo 'Te doy mis ojos'|date=10 October 2003}}

Plot

Pilar, a meek housewife living in Toledo, gathers a few belongings one night and flees her apartment with her seven-year-old son, Juan. They find shelter with Pilar's sister, Ana, who is to marry her Scottish live-in boyfriend. Pilar's husband, Antonio, tries to make her change her mind, but she is tired and fearful due to his abusive behavior. Determined to start a new life on her own, Pilar sends her sister to retrieve her belongings from the apartment she shared with Antonio. Once there, Ana discovers through medical bills that her sister has been physically abused by Antonio. When he arrives, Ana confronts him.

Trying to bring Pilar back, Antonio joins an anger management group for married men. With her sister's encouragement, Pilar finds a job in the gift shop of a local tourist attraction, where Ana also works restoring paintings. Pilar begins to study in order to become a tour guide.

Despite Ana's protests, her mother Aurora invites Antonio to Juan's birthday party. Pilar still has feelings towards Antonio despite his abusive behavior. Juan misses his father and Pilar begins to soften her attitude towards her husband. When they have a chance to talk, Antonio tells her he wants to change and is enrolled in group therapy. Pilar soon warms up to him again, and they begin to sneak out for secret meetings and romantic encounters. Pilar, with the full support of her mother, takes Antonio to Ana's wedding. The two sisters argue after Pilar tells Ana that she is going back to her husband. At first, Pilar and Antonio seem happy together. Encouraged by his wife, Antonio continues with his anger management therapy. However, he feels threatened by Pilar's economic independence, as she continues to work in the gift shop.

Pilar applies for a job as a tour guide in a museum in Madrid. They would have to leave Toledo and live in Madrid, but Antonio is afraid to move, fearing it would be difficult for him to find an equivalent level of job in Madrid. Pilar's efforts to convince him that if she gets the job and they move to Madrid it would be beneficial fall on deaf ears. The day of her job interview, as a coworker is waiting for her outside the flat to take her there, Antonio explodes in anger. He tears off Pilar's clothes and locks her stark naked in the balcony for all the neighbors to see. After this humiliation, Pilar threatens to leave Antonio, who responds by attempting suicide by cutting. After this final assault, Pilar leaves Antonio for good.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Laia Marull as Pilar
Luis Tosar as Antonio
Candela Peña as Ana
Rosa María Sardá as Aurora
Kiti Manver as Rosa
Sergi Calleja as Therapist
{{ill|Elisabet Gelabert|ca|Elisabet Gelabert Echániz}} as Lola
Nicolás Fernández Luna as Juan
David Mooney as John
Chus Gutiérrez as Raquel
Elena Irureta as Carmen

}}

Reception

Critics praised it for its internal conflict and mature depiction of domestic violence.

Accolades

| rowspan = "12" align = "center" | 2004 || rowspan = "9" | 18th Goya Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || {{won}} || rowspan = "9" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/te-doy-mis-ojos|access-date=15 September 2022|title=Te doy mis ojos|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España|website=premiosgoya.com}}

| Best Director || Iciar Bollain || {{won}}

| Best Original Screenplay || Iciar Bollain, Alicia Luna || {{won}}

| Best Actor || Luis Tosar || {{won}}

| Best Actress || Laia Marull || {{won}}

| Best Supporting Actress || Candela Peña || {{won}}

| Best New Actress || Elisabet Gelabert || {{nom}}

| Best Sound || Eva Valiño, Pelayo Gutiérrez, Alfonso Pino, José Luis Crespo || {{won}}

| Best Editing || Ángel Hernández Zoido || {{nom}}

| rowspan = "3" | 13th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Leading Role || Laia Marull || {{won}} || rowspan = "3" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2004/05/10/cultura/1084222178.html|date=10 May 2004|title='Aquí no hay quien viva' y 'Te doy mis ojos', grandes ganadoras en los Premios Unión de Actores|first=Miren Lucía|last=Benito|website=elmundo.es}}

| Best Film Actor in a Leading Role || Luis Tosar || {{won}}

| Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role || Candela Peña || {{won}}

| align = "center" | 2005 || 47th Ariel Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Ibero-American Film || {{nom}} || {{Cite web |date=2005 |title=Entrega del Ariel a lo mejor del Cine Mexicano |url=http://www.academiamexicana.com/academia/e47-a.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026101440/http://www.academiamexicana.com/academia/e47-a.htm |archive-date=2005-10-26 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas}}