Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer (WGA):

Woody Allen (written by)

Release Date:

15 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Life is the ultimate work of art

Plot:

Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.

Plot Keywords:

Barcelona | Painter | Summer | Ex Wife | Marriage

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 19 wins & 23 nominations

Cast

Rebecca Hall	...	Vicky
Scarlett Johansson	...	Cristina
Javier Bardem	...	Juan Antonio Gonzalo
Penélope Cruz	...	Maria Elena
Christopher Evan Welch	...	Narrator
Chris Messina	...	Doug
Patricia Clarkson	...	Judy Nash
Kevin Dunn	...	Mark Nash
Julio Perillán	...	Charles
Juan Quesada	...	Guitarist in Barcelona
Richard Salom	...	Art Gallery Guest #1
Manel Barceló	...	Doctor
Josep Maria Domènech	...	Julio Josep
Emilio de Benito	...	Guitarist in Asturias
Maurice Sonnenberg	...	Art Gallery Guest #2
Lloll Bertran	...	Juan Antonio's Friend #2
Joel Joan	...	Juan Antonio's Friend #3
Sílvia Sabaté	...	Juan Antonio's Friend #4
Jaume Montané	...	Juan Antonio's Friend #1
Pablo Schreiber	...	Ben
Carrie Preston	...	Sally
Zak Orth	...	Adam
Abel Folk	...	Jay
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joan Pera
Jordi Basté	...	Art Gallery Guest (uncredited)
Michael Bennett	...	Art Gallery Bartender (uncredited)
Paco Mir	...	Art Gallery Guest (uncredited)
Rodrigo Rojas	...	Party guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Woody Allen

Writing credits (WGA)
Woody Allen		(written by)

Produced by
Letty Aronson	....	producer
Bernat Elias	....	line producer
Charles H. Joffe	....	co-executive producer
Javier Méndez	....	co-executive producer
Helen Robin	....	co-producer
Jack Rollins	....	co-executive producer
Jaume Roures	....	executive producer
Stephen Tenenbaum	....	producer
Gareth Wiley	....	producer

Cinematography by
Javier Aguirresarobe

Film Editing by
Alisa Lepselter

Casting by
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by
Alain Bainée

Art Direction by
Iñigo Navarro

Costume Design by
Sonia Grande

Makeup Department
Robert Fama	....	hair stylist: New York
Manolo García	....	key hair stylist
Ana Lozano	....	key makeup artist
Jesús Martos	....	hair stylist
Eva Quilez	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Nicos Beatty	....	assistant unit manager
Bernat Elias	....	production manager
Magda Gargallo	....	assistant unit manager
Bernat Manzano	....	assistant unit manager
Oriol Marcos	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Victor Cuadrado	....	third assistant director
Daniela Forn	....	first assistant director
Ainara Gamero	....	second assistant director (as Ainhara Gamero)
Marcos González Palma	....	dga trainee: New York
Murphy Occhino	....	second assistant director: New York
Richard Patrick	....	first assistant director: New York
Anna Rua	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Marina Pozanco	....	props buyer

Sound Department
Jorge Adrados	....	boom operator
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Glossop	....	sound mixer
Matthew Haasch	....	assistant sound editor (as Matt Haasch)
Robert Hein	....	supervising sound editor
Giles Khan	....	sound utility
Sylvia Menno	....	dialogue editor
Shaun Mills	....	boom operator
Dave Paterson	....	foley editor
Glenfield Payne	....	sound effects editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
David Wahnon	....	sound editor
Joe White	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Randall Balsmeyer	....	visual effects supervisor
Ella Boliver	....	digital compositor
J. John Corbett	....	compositor
J. John Corbett	....	visual effects
Bora Jurisic	....	digital effects artist
Dragan Miokovic	....	digital effects artist
Vadim Turchin	....	3D animator
Vadim Turchin	....	lead technical director
Adrienne Winterhalter	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Xavier Gil Esteller	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Igor Andrés	....	camera trainee
Francesc Carreras	....	first assistant camera
Francisco Carreras	....	first assistant camera
Beatriz Delgado	....	assistant camera
Steve Gilbert	....	dolly grip
Gillian Huxley	....	lighting technician
Jessica Miglio	....	still photographer: New York
Diego Moyano	....	electrician
José Luis Rodríguez	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Pep Armengol	....	additional casting: Spain
Cristina Font	....	extras casting assistant: Spain
Luci Lenox	....	additional casting: Spain
Anabel Pereda	....	assistant: additional casting
Sandra Sánchez	....	extras casting
Julie Schubert	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Elise DuRant	....	assistant editor: Spain
Kate Rose Itzkowitz	....	assistant editor
Scott Kordish	....	post-production coordinator
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Jorge Ortiz Yus	....	dailies colorist: Spain
Tim Stipan	....	digital opticals colorist
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer

Other crew
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer
Maralyn Causley	....	script supervisor
Almudena Cormenzana	....	production coordinator
Albert Dedeu	....	production assistant
Marisa Fernández Armenteros	....	production coordinator
Jo Gallagher	....	clearance
Jo Gallagher	....	production secretary
Sage Lehman	....	assistant: Woody Allen
Jessica Lichtner	....	script supervisor: New York
Pietro Lorino Jr.	....	production controller
Laura Mateos	....	assistant production accountant
Ali Moshref	....	production accountant
Marc Panadés	....	production assistant
Saray Perez	....	assistant production accountant
Ainara Porron	....	production coordinator
Melissa Tomjanovich	....	assistant: Woody Allen

Thanks
Deborah Alexander	....	special thanks
Jim Gardner	....	special thanks
Jay Rubin	....	special thanks
Peter Schneider	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Mediapro
• Gravier Productions
• Antena 3 Films (in association with)
• Antena 3 Televisión (in association with)

Distributors

• Aerofilms (2008) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2009) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Filmware International (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Hopscotch Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Mediapro (2008) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Pachamama Cine (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Spentzos Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Bir Film (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
• Central Partnership (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Discovery Film & Video Distribution (2008) (Croatia) (all media)
• Eurofilms (2009) (Peru) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Twin Pics (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twin Pics (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Weinstein Company, The (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Big Film Design (visual effects)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates (visual effects)

Other Companies

• ASG Cine y Figuracion  extras casting: Asturias-Spain
• Big Film Design  titles
• Modern VideoFilm  post-production facilities
• Orbit Digital  thanks
• Ovide B S  remote video
• Postworks New York  thanks (as Postworks)
• Sound One  sound re-recording (as Sound One Corp.)
• Telarc Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Midnight in Barcelona (Spain) (working title)
Woody Allen Spanish Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Spain | USA

Language:

English | Catalan | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Mono)

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44252) | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:7 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIB | Brazil:12 | Ireland:15A | New Zealand:M | South Africa:13LS | UK:12A | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Netherlands:6 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:16 | South Korea:15 | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Avilés, Asturias, Spain

Company:

Mediapro

Trivia:

For his brief driving scene in this movie, Javier Bardem underwent hours of driving instruction and still didn't have a driver's license to show for his efforts when the movie wrapped.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Vicky and Juan Antonio have dinner the behind shots and face shots of Juan Antonio do not match. In face shots he is leaning forward and his head to the side. On behind shots he sits straight upright.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: Vicky and Cristina decided to spend the summer in Barcelona. Vicky was completing her master's in Catalan Identity, which she had become interested in through her great affection for the architecture of Gaudí. Cristina, who spent the last six months writing...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Granada

Entanglements Woody Style

Barcelona is recognizable enough and exotic enough to frame the latest complication from Woody Allen. Allen himself claims to care very little about films. He doesn't consider them the center of his life. Strange, because I do, Woody Allen without his films is...well I don't know who or what he is. Here he ventures again outside New York in a shape and form that reminded me a little bit of Jacques Rivette. Scarlet Johansson and Rebecca Hall, as the blond and the brunette of the title, make a great pair of opposites or seemingly so. Javier Bardem is the artist that comes to ruffle their world and the spectacular Penelope Cruz (getting better and better with every movie) is the hysterical side of the artist's past. We spend a great deal of time sitting at tables eating and drinking while a voice over guide us through their physical and emotional journey. I was delighted, entertained ever aroused. Woody Allen keeps surprising and he's got it whether he cares about it or not.