Barcelona!

DC and I watched Woody Allen's newest movie "Vicky Christina Barcelona" yesterday and we both fell in love with the Spanish city. Barcelona seems like a perfect, charming and romantic place for vacation. We were totally intrigued by the beautiful architecture by Gaudi, his unfinished masterpiece, La Sagrada Família and the Casa Milà. I'm also enticed by the Spanish guitar and the opening song (though I only understand the word "Barcelona" in the song, it was quite impressionable and nice).

In the movie, the two beautiful American ladies were brought to Oviedo, another city in northen Spain. That's the hometown of the two time F1 World champion and winner of the first Singapore F1 night race! I would love to visit the place one day. :)

Though I was appalled by the role of "Elena Maria", I applauded Penelope Cruz for making the character alive. It wasn't easy acting a irrational, insane woman and she did it real well. And... Javier Bardem (also acted in the film "No Country for Old Men") is so good-looking, no wonder so many women fall for him in the movie. It was definitely a nice show to watch!

Rating: M18
Consumer Advice: Mature Theme
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Language: English and Spanish with English subtitles
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Javier Bardem,Patricia Clarkson, Penelope Cruz
Runtime: 96mins

Just as New York City was the backdrop in Woody Allen’s “Manhattan”, the stunning city of Barcelona in the setting for the romantic adventures of Vicky and Cristina. These two young Americans spend a summer in Spain and meet a flamboyant artist (Javier Bardem) and his beautiful but insane ex-wife (Penelope Cruz). Vicky (Rebecca Hall) is straight-laced and about to be married. Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) is a sexually adventurous free spirit. When they all become amorously entangled, the results can only be described as chaotic. Barcelona is seen as a very beautiful, romantic city like New York was in the movie, MANHATTAN.