Doug: “She can’t part with that self-image she has of the oh-so-special woman, the artist trying to find herself. I find her contempt for normal values pretentious. It’s a boring cliché.”
Vicky: “Yeah, well, men like her.”
Woody Allen gently coaxes the viewer to understand the characters in his movies. He starts by getting them to converse in everyday language, and in a manner that gives away their personality traits. He then introduces ideas like a mirror – reflecting the idea, and not judging it – and coats them with wit, if required. He adds a dash of romance in every scene (in this movie) by effectively using the sepia tint.
Vicky: “I think that you’re still hurting from the failure of your marriage to Maria Elena, and you’re trying to lose yourself in empty sex.”
Juan Antonio: “Empty sex? Do you have such a low opinion of yourself?”
Cristina: "She’s just saying that it has to have meaning for her, that’s all."
Vicky and Cristina are friends who hold different views on love. Vicky is practical and grounded (and engaged to Doug); Cristina is still in the process of figuring out what she wants – she certainly knows what she doesn’t want.
On a visit to Barcelona, the two friends run into a painter (Juan Antonio) who manages to charm both of them. After the tryst, Vicky is left confused and longs for the painter to approach her. Instead, he approaches the free-spirited Cristina and she moves in with the painter. Enter Maria Elena (a role superbly essayed by Penelope Cruz), the ex-wife of the painter, and the three of them enter into a polyamorous relationship. Cristina, after a while, loses interest in the relationship and decides to move on. The painter and Maria move apart, once again.
None of the characters particularly moved me, but the narration of their story did.
Vicky: “Yeah, well, men like her.”
Woody Allen gently coaxes the viewer to understand the characters in his movies. He starts by getting them to converse in everyday language, and in a manner that gives away their personality traits. He then introduces ideas like a mirror – reflecting the idea, and not judging it – and coats them with wit, if required. He adds a dash of romance in every scene (in this movie) by effectively using the sepia tint.
Vicky: “I think that you’re still hurting from the failure of your marriage to Maria Elena, and you’re trying to lose yourself in empty sex.”
Juan Antonio: “Empty sex? Do you have such a low opinion of yourself?”
Cristina: "She’s just saying that it has to have meaning for her, that’s all."
Vicky and Cristina are friends who hold different views on love. Vicky is practical and grounded (and engaged to Doug); Cristina is still in the process of figuring out what she wants – she certainly knows what she doesn’t want.
On a visit to Barcelona, the two friends run into a painter (Juan Antonio) who manages to charm both of them. After the tryst, Vicky is left confused and longs for the painter to approach her. Instead, he approaches the free-spirited Cristina and she moves in with the painter. Enter Maria Elena (a role superbly essayed by Penelope Cruz), the ex-wife of the painter, and the three of them enter into a polyamorous relationship. Cristina, after a while, loses interest in the relationship and decides to move on. The painter and Maria move apart, once again.
None of the characters particularly moved me, but the narration of their story did.
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