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Woody Allen is back with another movie, and this time, it might have the same success that his former movies had. “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” has all the elements that Woody Allen has accustomed his audience to, but brings more sexuality into the mix, and does this in a natural and very entertaining way.
The movie revolves around two American women, Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) that go on a trip to Barcelona. It is here that they meet painter Juan Antonio, brilliantly portrayed by Javier Bardem.
Juan Antonio manages to seduce both Vicky and Cristina and sleeps with both of them. As in all Woody Allen movies, the sex scenes are only suggested by passionate kisses before the image fades out.
The third woman in Juan Antonio's life appears in the middle of the movie. This third woman is Maria Elena, the painter's ex-wife. The character is played by Penelope Cruz. Maria Elena, an artist herself, is an outgoing and sexually uninhibited woman who has bisexual impulses.
The movie has already generated about $4.4 million in the first five days since it was released. Woody Allen's previous movie “Match Point” reached this figure in ten days, which shows that people are beginning to forget the incident that was the cause of the director's lack of success for the past years.
What remains to be seen is whether the movie will generate the same returns as the director's hits “Annie Hall” and “Manhattan,” which both unearthed $40 million from domestic sales only.
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