Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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| Directed by | Woody Allen |
| Produced by |
Letty Aronson Jaume Roures Stephen Tenenbaum Gareth Wiley |
| Written by | Woody Allen |
| Starring |
Javier Bardem Penélope Cruz Scarlett Johansson Rebecca Hall Patricia Clarkson Kevin Dunn Chris Messina |
| Narrated by | Christopher Evan Welch |
| Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| Edited by | Alisa Lepselter |
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Mediapro (Spain) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (U.S.) |
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97 minutes |
| Country | Spain United States |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $96,409,300 |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The plot centers on two American women, Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson), who spend a summer in Barcelona where they meet an artist, Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem), who is attracted to both of them while still enamored of his mentally and emotionally unstable ex-wife María Elena (Penélope Cruz). The film was shot in Spain in Barcelona, Avilés and Oviedo, and was Allen's fourth consecutive film shot outside of the United States.
The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, then received a rolling worldwide general release that started on August 15, 2008, in the U.S., and continued in various countries until its June 2009 release in Japan. The film was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, including nominations for Bardem, Hall and Cruz for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, and won the award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Cruz won both the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Altogether, the film won 25 out of 56 nominations.
Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) visit Barcelona for the summer, staying with Vicky's distant relative Judy (Patricia Clarkson) and her husband Mark (Kevin Dunn). 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 (Chris Messina), whereas Cristina imagines herself to be a nonconformist, spontaneous but unsure of what she wants from life or love.
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