Javier Bardem
Juan Antonio
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Penélope Cruz as María Elena; Patricia Clarkson as Judy Nash; Kevin Dunn as Mark Nash; Chris Messina as Doug; Pablo Schreiber as Ben; Carrie Preston as Sally; Zak Orth as Adam; Julio Perillán as Charles; Christopher Evan Welch as Narrator
As Maria Elena, José Antonio's gifted and neurotic ex-wife, Cruz is on fire – hysterically funny, abandoned, passionate, poignant, with a performance full of shading and wide in range. She's as fun and as powerful as Anna Magnani, and beautiful besides.
An American, and something beautiful happened with her. So you're mistaken. Maria Elena : You'll always seek to duplicate what we had. You know it. Maria Elena : I don't trust her, Juan Antonio. Her eyes are not one color. Maria Elena : I don't like her for you! I don't trust her! And you know I always have your best interests.
Aug 14, 2008 · And then the film lingers in the complications of the relationships among these three people, before introducing a fourth element: the former wife Maria Elena (Penelope Cruz). The tragedy is, she and Juan Antonio are still deeply in love with each other -- but they can't live together without violence flaring up.
Cristina is impressed with him at first sight, and grows intrigued when Judy and Mark tell the girls that he had a violent relationship with his ex-wife, María Elena (Penélope Cruz). Later that night, the pair notice him across the room at a restaurant.
Aug 15, 2008 · María Elena. Kevin Dunn. Mark Nash. Rebecca Hall. Vicky. Watchlist. TRAILER. Americans Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) arrive in Spain for a summer vacation at a friend's...
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- PG-13
Aug 15, 2008 · Initially this story rather goes as we might expect, but the emergence of his ex-wife "Maria Elena" (Penêlope Cruz) and "Doug" (Chris Messina) who's the rather nice but dim boyfriend of "Vicky" now provides us with all the ingredients...
