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Woody
Allen's latest film explores the age-old dramatic tension between
passion and reason, between following one's desires and
settling for the security of the dependable and controlled. Vicky
and Cristina, best friends, travel to the city of Gaudi and Art for a summer
vacation. Vicky (Rebecca Hall) is a pragmatist and depends on the
safety of her relationship with her fiancé back home in New York.
Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) is a dreamer who wants a man to
sweep her off her feet and fill her life with art, literature,
philosophy, and sexual mystery. Vicky is researching her thesis on
Catalan culture, and Cristina, an aspiring filmmaker, is here only
to luxuriate in Barcelona's culture and cuisine. One night, celebrated painter Juan Antonio
(Javier Bardem), with
his bedroom eyes and insinuating charms . . . .
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