[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57_ZGoBs4qc[/youtube]
One of the couples we’ll meet in the various pairings of Vicky Cristina Barcelona are Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz as Juan Antonio and his ex-wife Maria Elena (described by Andrew O’Hehir as “a free-floating agent of chaos whose only role is to disrupt and destroy all possible manifestations of the central triangle.”) Propelled directly into the wrecked aftermath of their explosive relationship, we never see the early, middle and late stages of this marriage in meltdown. What would these two bombshells have been like as young lovers? We can only imagine — except in the movie universe, we can do more than daydream. We can fantasize wonder, and we’d find a gorgeous clue from 1992, in this sizzling scene from “Jam√≥n, jam√≥n.” [Very likely not safe for work, and very nearly too hot for planet Earth.]
(thanks to Pierre de Plume for the tip to this fiery flashback.)
ryan adams-
i copied it directly from the latest rolling stone issue (with robert downey jr). i checked on the rolling stone website, but it isn’t up yet..
Thanks for the correction, Kevin Arnold.
iggy : Ouch! Steam burn!
VCB, if I knew where you found that quote, I’d bump it to main page.
Tufas, check your email.
Well, this movie’s portuguese DVD release is so hard to find these days, I’ve given up. Been looking for it for ages, it was my first glimpse of Javier, and he’s been my husband ever since
Wow, Pierre, that is a really hot piece for many AD readers who really want a respite from the heat, looking for a little……………..stimulation. That was hilarious when the coins were being spit out by that slot machine! LOL!!!
Nice.
i wana cry… peter travers, of rolling stone, writes of “vicky cristina barcelona”:
“but watching cruz, switching between spanish and english, untamed passion and chilly despair, is a lesson in the art of acting… cruz should have the golden boy at her feet this time… cruz is a stunner in every sense of the word – wild, erotic, quick-witted, touching and possessed of a beauty that can sneak up and break your heart. in this light-comic breeze of a movie, cruz is a gathering storm.”
Pierre, Pierre, you fresh devil you! Excellent submission which I’ve seen quite a few times…for research purposes. I um…I actually first saw it in college. You could hear a pin drop in that theater, lol.
Some more flesh (in the dark):
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq9cHzemX8I
Now I just wish I had some “tortilla de patata” for dinner.
The CRISTINA in the title is spelled without an “h,” FYI.
There seems to be surprisingly little interest in our efforts to turn Thursdays into Porn Day at AD, Pierre.
Those who haven’t seen this should watch the entire clip to see the . . . uh . . . er . . . climax.