Vicky Christina Barcelona is a charming and fanciful tale. A fantasy for all of those that dream of a romantic Europe. The story takes place against the backdrop of one of Europe’s most beautiful cities, Barcelona. The two main characters, Vicky and Christina decide to spend a summer in Barcelona. A summer that is going pleasantly well, becomes much more exciting and sexual when Juan Antonio Gonzales, an artist who paints as well as he charms, enters the scene. He convinces the girls to runaway with him for a weekend and from there the sexually, romantic, artsy tale takes flight. Constant wine drinking, bike riding, kisses, art, conversations about love, painting, and photography left me glued to the screen, swooning all the while imagining myself as a character.
About halfway through the movie, Penelope Cruz reemerges in yet another successfully romantic role. I am a fan of all of the roles that she plays and as Juan Antonio’s suicidal ex lover, she does not disappoint. She brings a gorgeous and deeply romantic touch to the movie. As a hopeless lover and obvious tortured soul, she adds drama.
With quotes such as “Love is transient” and “Only unfulfilled loved, can be romantic”, this movie left me fantasizing about my upcoming European travels, and even left me missing a certain someone who represented Juan Antonio in my life. The movie serves as a great influence of artistic creations, as I was left writing poetry immediately after.
Woody Allen, of whose films I am not an aficionado, does an excellent job making a believable story out of this girl’s European fantasy. Vicky Christina Barcelona is not only a must see, but it is a movie that all lovers of great films should own.
wow, aside from penelope cruz i thought the film was terrible.perhaps i should rewatch.
LOVE IT!