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About this movie

Genres:
Drama, Comedy
Language:
English
Running time:
1:36:45
Partner rating:
PG-13
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Javier Bardem Juan Antonio
  2. Patricia Clarkson Judy Nash
  3. Penelope Cruz
  4. Kevin Dunn Mark Nash
  5. Rebecca Hall Vicky
  6. Scarlett Johansson Cristina
  7. Chris Messina Doug
  8. Penélope Cruz Maria Elena
  9. Christopher Evan Welch Narrator
  10. Zak Orth Adam
  11. Carrie Preston Sally

Directors

  1. Woody Allen

Producers

  1. Letty Aronson
  2. Stephen Tenenbaum
  3. Gareth Wiley

Writers

  1. Woody Allen

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona stars Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson as best friends Vicky and Cristina. As the movie opens, the pair of twentysomethings travel to Barcelona so that Vicky can work on her post-graduate degree. The two meet the charming artist Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem), who offers to take them on a vacation and make love to them. Vicky, being a happily engaged young woman, refuses, but Cristina is e... Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona stars Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson as best friends Vicky and Cristina. As the movie opens, the pair of twentysomethings travel to Barcelona so that Vicky can work on her post-graduate degree. The two meet the charming artist Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem), who offers to take them on a vacation and make love to them. Vicky, being a happily engaged young woman, refuses, but Cristina is eager for this life experience. A love triangle begins to coalesce, and things grow more complicated when Juan Antonio's passionate, unstable ex, Maria Elena (Penélope Cruz), arrives to stay after a suicide attempt.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

82%Tomatometer score: 82% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Cosmo Landesman, Times [UK] For all its meditations on romantic disappointments, this is a slight, sunny film. Anyone in need of some superior escapism should see it straightaway. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK] Slight, disposable but entertaining. Vicky Cristina Barcelona is an awful lot better than anything in his thankfully short "British" period. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen's latest comeback, is nothing like the return to form his apologists claim, but it's not terrible, which is a mercy after his grim trio of British projects. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Ian Freer, Empire Magazine Within Allen's recent output, Vicky Cristina is the highlight. See it for beautiful locales, an ambivalent look at human relationships and a clutch of great performances, especially from Cruz. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Dave Calhoun, Time Out The script is witty and playful, the casting just right. Full review External link

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    Woody Allen's 'Vicky Christina Barcelona'

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    Extra: Working With Woody

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    TIME Interviews Javier Bardem

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    TIME Interviews Woody Allen

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    Penelope Cruz

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