![]() All three become romantically involved with one another. Cristina realizes that the ex-spouses are still in love, and María Elena suggests that Cristina may be the element that can give balance and stability to their relationship. After some defiance, the two women grow fond of each other. After learning that María Elena attempted to kill herself, Juan Antonio takes her to his home, where Cristina already lives. ![]() Cristina then moves in with Juan Antonio and begins to discover more about his past. Vicky starts throwing herself into her studies while Cristina and Juan Antonio take up a relationship. ![]() The next day, with Cristina recovered, the three of them fly back to Barcelona.įeeling guilty, Vicky does not mention the incident to Cristina, and the two begin to grow apart. She finally succumbs to Juan Antonio's advances as they walk through a grove of trees in the dark. Vicky accompanies him to visit his father, an old poet, and then becomes deeply moved by a Spanish guitar performance later that evening. Vicky gradually changes her opinion of Juan Antonio as he tells her about his tumultuous relationship with his former wife, María Elena. Vicky and Juan Antonio proceed to spend the weekend together alone while they wait for Cristina to recuperate. Before the lovemaking starts, Cristina suddenly falls ill with digestive complaints, and is put to bed, with food poisoning. Cristina is won over by the offer almost at once, but Vicky is unimpressed and reluctant she, however, eventually decides to accompany her friend anyway, mainly to watch over her.Īt the end of their first day, Vicky refuses to join Juan Antonio in his hotel room, citing her fidelity to Doug, but Cristina accepts his invitation immediately. Later, he brazenly approaches Vicky and Cristina to invite them to join him right away for the weekend in the city of Oviedo, in a small plane he flies himself, for sight-seeing, fine eating and drinking, and hopefully, lovemaking. While the two are great friends, Vicky is practical and traditional in her approach to love and commitment and is engaged to the reliable Doug, whereas Cristina imagines herself to be a nonconformist, spontaneous but unsure of what she wants from life or love.Īt an art exhibition, Cristina is intrigued by artist Juan Antonio, who Judy says has suffered a violent relationship with his ex-wife. Vicky and Cristina visit Barcelona for the summer, staying with Vicky's distant relative Judy and her husband Mark. Cruz also won both the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress, in addition to a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in the same category. It received widespread critical acclaim upon release, with particular praise directed towards Cruz's performance.Īt the 66th Golden Globe Awards, Vicky Cristina Barcelona received 4 nominations, including Best Actor – Musical or Comedy (Bardem), Best Actress – Musical or Comedy (Hall) and Best Supporting Actress (Cruz), and won Best Film – Musical or Comedy. The film emerged as a commercial success at the box office, becoming one of Allen's highest-grossing films. Vicky Cristina Barcelona premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, and then received a rolling worldwide general release that started on August 15, 2008, in the United States, and continued in various countries until its June 2009 release in Japan. The film was shot in Spain in Barcelona, Avilés, and Oviedo, and was Allen's fourth consecutive film shot outside the United States. The plot centers on two American women, Vicky and Cristina, who spend a summer in Barcelona, where they meet an artist, Juan Antonio, who is attracted to both of them, while still enamored of his mentally and emotionally unstable ex-wife María Elena. The film stars Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson in lead roles. ![]() Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. ![]()
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