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Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) are American best friends who have the luck of spending several summer months in the Spanish city of the title. Though the pair is inseparable, they clash over love: Vicky is engaged to the trustworthy Doug (Chris Messina), while Cristina is forever in search of new experiences and passions. When a fiery Spanish painter named Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem) proposes that the three fly off to Oviedo for the weekend with the goal of making love, the women are divided, but they both eventually agree to the trip. After unexpected events in Oviedo, they return to Barcelona where Juan Antonio's obsessive ex-wife (Penelope Cruz) enters the picture.

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ProducerStephen Tenenbaum, Gareth Wiley, Letty Aronson

EAN5055201807229

eBay Product ID (ePID)72596407

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ActorJavier Bardem, Kevin Dunn, Patricia Clarkson, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Chris Messina

Film/TV TitleVicky Cristina Barcelona

DirectorWoody Allen

LanguageEnglish

Run Time92 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2009

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen

GenreDrama, General

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Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureSpain

CastingPatricia DiCerto, Juliet Taylor

Production DesignerAlain Banee

AwardsBest Actress In A Supporting Role 2009 - Penelope Cruz, Best Supporting Actress 2009 - Penelope Cruz, Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy 2009 -

Executive ProducerJavier Mendez, Jack Rollins, Charles H. Joffe

Additional InformationFrom watching the trailer for VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, one might never have guessed that it was actually an offering from prolific auteur Woody Allen. There's no New York, no sight of Allen, and his trademark wit was nowhere to be seen. But this film--with its talented cast, sharp dialogue, and excellent use of gorgeous locations--marks Allen's best comic work since 1994's BULLETS OVER BROADWAY. Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) are American best friends who have the luck of spending several summer months in the Spanish city of the title. Though the pair is inseparable, they clash over love: Vicky is engaged to the trustworthy Doug (Chris Messina), while Cristina is forever in search of new experiences and passions. When a fiery Spanish painter named Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem) proposes that the three fly off to Oviedo for the weekend with the goal of making love, the women are divided, but they both eventually agree to the trip. After unexpected events in Oviedo, they return to Barcelona where Juan Antonio's obsessive ex-wife (Penelope Cruz) enters the picture. As the rule-bound Vicky, Hall--who has been largely unknown to American audiences before this film--gives a wonderfully witty performance that keeps pace with her more famous co-stars. Those who have only seen Bardem in his Oscar-winning role as the cold killer in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN will be surprised by his sexy turn in VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA. Though it's often women who steam up the screen, Bardem seduces Vicky, Cristina, and the audience with such abandon that it's tough for everyone involved not to emerge a little bit smitten. Johansson, Allen's new-millennium muse, is the director's mouthpiece--she's consistently funny and more than a little neurotic, and you can hear Allen's voice in her performance.

ReviewsRolling Stone - Woody Allen goes Latin, and the romantic, richly comic result -- powered by a dream cast -- is his sexiest movie ever....Cruz is a stunner in every sense of the word..., New York Times - VICKY CRISTINA trips along winningly, carried by the beauty of its locations and stars -- and all the gauzy romanticism those enchanted places and people imply..., Film Comment - DP Javier Aguirresarobe makes locations and actors alike charming and delightful, bathing everything in a handsome, sun-glazed glow....[There are] glimmers of Allen's old confidence

ScreenwriterWoody Allen

Costume DesignerSonia Grande

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorAlisa Lepselter

Movie/TV TitleVicky Cristina Barcelona

Director of PhotographyJavier Aguirresarobe

Consumer AdviceContains moderate sex references and implied sex

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