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Vicky Cristina Barcelona

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
261K
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Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, and Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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ComedyDramaRomance

Two friends 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.Two friends 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.Two friends 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.

  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writer
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Rebecca Hall
    • Scarlett Johansson
    • Javier Bardem
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    261K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    818
    157
    • Director
      • Woody Allen
    • Writer
      • Woody Allen
    • Stars
      • Rebecca Hall
      • Scarlett Johansson
      • Javier Bardem
    • 437User reviews
    • 279Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 32 wins & 54 nominations total

    Videos5

    Vicky Cristina Barcelona -- UK Trailer
    Trailer 2:25
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    Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:31
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    "Juan Antonio"
    Clip 1:25
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    Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Maria Elena (Exclusive)
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    Vicky Cristina Barcelona -- Penélope Cruz Interview
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    Photos197

    Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
    Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, and Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
    Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
    Woody Allen, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, and Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
    Javier Bardem, Lloll Bertran, Joel Joan, Scarlett Johansson, and Sílvia Sabaté in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
    Javier Bardem and Rebecca Hall in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
    Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
    Penélope Cruz at an event for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
    Javier Bardem at an event for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
    Javier Bardem at an event for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
    Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Harvey Weinstein, and Patricia Clarkson at an event for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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    Top cast

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    Rebecca Hall
    Rebecca Hall
    • Vicky
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Cristina
    Javier Bardem
    Javier Bardem
    • Juan Antonio
    Christopher Evan Welch
    Christopher Evan Welch
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Chris Messina
    Chris Messina
    • Doug
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Judy
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • Mark
    Julio Perillán
    Julio Perillán
    • Charles
    Juan Quesada
    • Guitarist in Barcelona
    Ricard Salom
    • Art Gallery Guest
    Maurice Sonnenberg
    • Art Gallery Guest
    Manel Barceló
    Manel Barceló
    • Doctor
    Josep Maria Domènech
    Josep Maria Domènech
    • Julio
    Emilio de Benito
    • Guitarist in Asturias
    Jaume Montané
    • Juan Antonio's Friend
    Lloll Bertran
    • Juan Antonio's Friend
    • (as Lloll Bertrán)
    Joel Joan
    Joel Joan
    • Juan Antonio's Friend
    Sílvia Sabaté
    Sílvia Sabaté
    • Juan Antonio's Friend
    • (as Silvia Sabaté)
    • Director
      • Woody Allen
    • Writer
      • Woody Allen
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    • Trivia
      Javier Bardem (Juan Antonio) and Penélope Cruz (María Elena) play a divorced couple in the film. In reality, they started a relationship while working on the film and married in July 2010. However, they didn't meet on the set of this film; they met on the set of Cruz' first feature, Jamón, Jamón (1992) when she was 16.
    • Goofs
      Oviedo is referred to as part of Catalonia with Vicky continuing her research on "Catalan culture" while she is there. In fact, Oviedo is in Asturias, not Catalonia.
    • Quotes

      Juan Antonio: Maria Elena used to say that only unfulfilled love can be romantic.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull/Cleaner/Recount/War, Inc./The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Barcelona
      Composed by Giulia Tellarini, Maik Alemany, Alejandro Mazzoni & Jens Neumaier

      Performed by Giulia y los Tellarini with Pablo Díaz-Reixa (as Pablo Diaz-Reixa),

      Xavier Tort & Jordi Llobet

      Courtesy of La Colaziones/Sones Art SCCL

    User reviews437

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    9/10
    "I'm famous for my intolerance."
    Vicky (a neurotic and sexy Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (a neurotic and gorgeous Scarlett Johansson) are two American tourists in Spain examining their differing views on love in Woody Allen's breezy and alluring "Vicky Cristina Barcelona". Amidst a tempestuous summer in Barcelona, the ladies are both seduced by a free-thinking painter (a perfect Javier Bardem) whose own life is complicated by his still passionate relationship with his ex-wife (a devastating Penelope Cruz, who has never looked more beautiful).

    Much like the change from New York City to London invigorated Allen in "Match Point", this vacation to Spain has revived some of the director's more artistic aspirations. The scenery is postcard perfect but drenched in that same dizzying lushness that made Allen's view of NYC so intoxicating in "Manhattan". The churches, the homes, the art museums, the countryside, the intimate city streets and touristy details make you feel like you are visiting Barcelona along with Allen and his cast.

    There's also sharpness to the trademark Woody dialog that has been missing for quite some time. Like all of Allen films, this one is endlessly talky, but there's some great subversion when certain lines that seem like throw-aways actually pack a punch when given a second thought. When Bardem first attempts to talk Johansson's character into bed, he says something clichéd about her being hard to please. Quick witted, Johansson replies, "I'm famous for my intolerance." She says it casually, but it packs a bite as it's the complete antithesis of her character's outward desire to be someone who rallies against cultural norms, and she presents herself as someone who is easy-going and tolerant of all.

    Allen also displays a keen sense of pacing when he creates tension in his build up to Cruz's appearance after her character is endlessly talked about but never seen until about half way through the film. When Cruz finally arrives, her moody whirling dervish of a performance is the perfect spice to liven up the soupy proceedings. Her seething, fiery line readings combined with looks that could kill make her the front-runner for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars.

    The baseline archetypal characters are essentially clichéd, but the way in which Allen handles all of their interpersonal relationships is fairly sophisticated and entertaining even when it grows absurd. There is of course that kiss between Scarlett and Penelope but also some moments of Lynchian-lite when Allen photographs the brunette Hall and blonde Johansson similarly to make them seem like they are two sides of the same woman. There's even more weirdness when die-hard Woody fans realize that in some perverse way Scarlett Johansson's character is the "Woody" part--as in any film he does not star, there is always one character who represents the part he would've played had he been in it. However, film buffs will enjoy some of the nice touches like when Hall and another go to see Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (one of my all time favorite films) or the repetitive use of a Spanish guitar in the soundtrack whenever Bardem and Hall get together. But then there's the mostly unnecessary voice-over narration that fills in expository gaps and shows Allen can still be a lazy tactician.

    Woody Allen has always been an acquired taste, even more so in his latter years when he sometimes forgets how to provoke, but his fans should be delighted with this latest European flavored effort. In the end, you'll feel like Javier Bardem is the luckiest man in the world, Penelope Cruz is operating at the echelon of her appeal, and Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson, well, they'll always have Barcelona.
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    • Aug 21, 2008

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    • Is 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' based on a book?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 15, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Summer Wedding
    • Filming locations
      • Puerto Olímpico, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production companies
      • The Weinstein Company
      • Mediapro
      • Gravier Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,216,709
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,755,575
      • Aug 17, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $96,409,300
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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