This sweeping melodrama with a historical backdrop stars Penelope Cruz as the daughter of a doctor living on a Greek island in 1940. When war breaks out, Cruz's fisherman fiance joins the armed forces, and when Italy eventually occupies the island, Italian captain Nicolas Cage boards at the doctor's house. He is drawn to Cruz, but her fiance's return and the tumultuous political climate threaten their heated relationship. John Hurt, Christian Bale and David Morrissey also star. 129 min.

Spanish filmmaker Alejandro Amenabar's surreal psychological suspenser (remade by director Cameron Crowe as "Vanilla Sky") stars Eduardo Noriega as a handsome lothario who accepts a ride home from a jealous ex-flame. The trip ends in a crash that kills the woman and leaves Noriega's face hideously scarred, but his troubles are only beginning as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred. Penelope Cruz, Najwa Nimri also star. 117 min.