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Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem was born in 1969 in the Canary Islands.
Bardem is part of one of Spain’s largest cinematic dynasties: his grandparents, their siblings, his mother, his brother and sister are all actors; his uncle was the world-renowned director Juan Antonio Bardem (for example, Death of a Cyclist); and he also has various cousins involved in the film industry, including his cousin Miguel (director of Swindled and The Ugliest Woman in the World).
Javier Bardem first came to public attention in 1992 in the film Jamon Jamon (dir. Bigas Luna), which also marked the debuts of Penelope Cruz and Jordi Molla. He worked with Bigas Luna again the following year in Golden Balls; the combination of these two films initially led to him being typecast as the Spanish macho. He overcame this typecasting via a range of roles (in films such as Perdita Durango (dir. Alex de la Iglesia) and Live Flesh (dir. Pedro Almodóvar)), which showcased the extent of his talent, leading him to be nicknamed ‘the Spanish Brando’.
He moved into English language films with the combination of Before Night Falls (dir. Julian Schnabel), which saw him become the first Spanish actor to be nominated for an Oscar, and Dancer Upstairs (dir. John Malkovich). More recently he has worked with the likes of Milos Forman (Goya’s Ghosts) and the Coen Brothers ( No Country for Old Men) but has also continued to work in Spain in films such as Mondays In The Sun (dir. Fernando Leon de Aranoa) and The Sea Inside (dir. Alejandro Amenábar) –both of which saw him win the Goya for Best Actor.
In 2008 he became the first Spanish actor to win an Oscar (for Best Supporting Actor for his role in No Country for Old Men) and he dedicated the award to his mother, his grandparents, and all those Spanish actors who have brought dignity and pride to their profession.
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Javier Bardem lands Hollywood Walk of Fame star -
8 November 2012
-Javier Bardem made his Hollywood Walk of Fame induction a celebration of all things James Bond - his Skyfall director Sam Mendes and co-stars Berenice Marlohe and Naomie Harris joined him for the ceremony on Thursday (08Nov12).-The Vicky Cristina Barcelona actor lande
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Javier Bardem froze on Skyfall set when it hit him he was Bond baddie -
15 October 2012
-New Bond baddie Javier Bardem froze during one scene on the set of Skyfall when it suddenly hit him he was playing a role he'd dreamed about as a kid.-The Spanish star admits he has always been a fan of 007 villains, especially Richard Kiel's Jaws, and the importance
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Daniel Craig bonded with Javier Bardem over rugby passion -
11 October 2012
-Daniel Craig bonded with Javier Bardem on the set of the new 007 movie over their shared love of rugby.-The actor returns as James Bond in Skyfall, the 23rd movie in the superspy franchise, and he does battle with Bardem as villain Raoul Silva, but Craig reveals their
Javier Bardem - what members say
review by from Oxford, England
Excellent, and typical Almodovar. 16 June 2004
review by TheRandomNomad from Somerset
Hilarious Spanish Farce! 23 March 2008
review by from London
A superb performance anchors this solid drama 26 May 2004
Javier Bardem - filmography
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Skyfall
on DVD
(2012)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem
Director: Sam Mendes
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Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
 
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Eat, Pray, Love - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Julia Roberts, James Franco, Billy Crudup
Director: Ryan Murphy
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Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having - a husband, a house, a successful career - yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused, and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone,..read more »
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Biutiful - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Lio Jin, Ruben Ochandiano, Felix Cubero
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
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Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu writes and directs this drama portraying a father's love for his children amidst a life of poverty and crime in Barcelona. Javier Bardem stars as Uxbal, a black market trader, psychic medium and single father of two who learns that he has terminal cancer. Amid the grimy, ..read more »
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Eat, Pray, Love
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Julia Roberts, James Franco, Billy Crudup
Director: Ryan Murphy
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Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having - a husband, a house, a successful career - yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused, and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone,..read more »
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Biutiful
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Diarytou Daff, Hanaa Bouchaib, Lio Jin
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
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Biutiful is a love story between a father and his children. This is the journey of Uxbal (Javier Bardem - Vicky Christina Barcelona), a conflicted man who struggles to reconcile fatherhood, love, spirituality, crime, guilt and mortality amidst the dangerous underworld of modern Barcelona. His ..read more »
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson
Director: Woody Allen
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It’s the film that critics are hailing as Woody Allan’s return to form. Vicky Cristina Barcelona has become one of the most talked about movies of the year. A sizzling, erotically charged, relentlessly hilarious and touching romantic comedy that won Penelope Cruz (Volver, Vanilla Sky) a Best ..read more »
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Messina
Director: Woody Allen
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Woody Allen writes and directs this romantic comedy drama, his fourth consecutive film to be shot outside the United States. When two young American friends, Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson), spend a summer in Barcelona, they both become infatuated with flamboyant artist Juan ..read more »
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The Sea Inside
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Lola Duenas, Belen Rueda, Javier Bardem
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
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Life story of Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. Film explores Ramón's relationships with two women: Julia, a lawyer who supports his cause, and Rosa, a local woman who wants to convince him that life is worth living. Through the ..read more »
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Collateral
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Peter Berg, Irma P. Hall, Barry
Director: Michael Mann
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Max has lived a mundane life as a cab driver for twelve years. The faces have come and gone from his rear-view mirror: people and places he's long since forgotten--until tonight. Vincent is a contract killer. When an offshore narco-trafficking cartel learns that they're about to be indicted by a ..read more »
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Mondays In The Sun
(2002)
Starring: Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar
Director: Fernando Leon de Aranoa
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This is the story of those who live in a constant Sunday, those who spend mondays under the Sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but now are unemployed.
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The Dancer Upstairs
(2002)
Starring: Elvira Minguez, Javier Bardem, Juan Diego Botto
Director: John Malkovich
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Agustin Rejas (Javier Bardem) is a former lawyer turned police detective. He has been assigned to investigate a group of terrorists who are determined to up-end the current government by any means.
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Before Night Falls
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Najwa Nimri, Andrea Di Stefano, Vito Schnabe
Director: Julian Schnabel
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This is the story of Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas. Raised in the Oriente Province of Cuba in the 1940s, Arenas began his life-long love of the sea and water. Leaving home as a young adolescent, he moves to Havana where he finds himself swept up in the revolutionary spirit and joins a ..read more »
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Between Your Legs
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Sergi Lopez, Juan Diego, Javier Bardem
Director: Manuel Gamez Pereira
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Often referred to as a cousin to Pedro Almodovar or Bigas Luna, Manuel Gomez Pereira has been covering up his sharp social satire behind nice exteriors in his previous five films. No more nice guy, says Pereira, in an erotic tale of sex-o-mania. And with who else but ravishing Victoria Abril in the ..read more »
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Dance With The Devil
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Alex Cox, Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem
Director: Alex De La Iglesia, Alex D
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A road movie that combines voodoo, black comedy and strong sex and violence. Trashy Perdita Durango (Rosie Perez) hooks up with Romeo Delarosa (Javier Bardem), an odd-ball follower of the Santeria cult, who's used to robbing banks, and graves, to help furnish his cannibalistic rituals. When local ..read more »
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Live Flesh
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Angela Molina, Liberto Rabal, Jose Sancho
Director: Pedro Almodovar
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Pedro Almodovar directs this adaptation of the novel by Ruth Rendell. Victor Plaza (Liberto Rabal) goes to meet drug-addicted diplomat's daughter Elena (Francesca Neri) after losing his virginity to her. She barely remembers anything about the past, however, and attempts to shoot him. Two cops, ..read more »
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Perdita Durango
(1997)
Starring: Harley Cross, Alex Cox, Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Director: Alex De La Iglesia
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The title character of this Alex de la Iglesia film made her first appearance in David Lynch's Wild at Heart (1990) and was originally played by Isabella Rossellini. Rosie Perez takes over the role in this blend of black comedy, graphic sex and violence, voodoo, and weirdness. Perdita Durango is ..read more »
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Golden Balls
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Maria De Medeiros, Benicio Del Toro, Javier Bardem
Director: Bigas Luna
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A parody of ambition and success from Bigas Lunas, the director of 'Jamon Jamon' and 'The Tit and the Moon'. Benito Gonzales (Javier Bardem) is a man who's main aim in life is to erect the tallest building in the town. He has no money but has plenty of charm and self-confidence and manages to get ..read more »
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Jamon Jamon
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Jordi Molla, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem
Director: Bigas Luna
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Class, sex, and food are the obsessions of this Spanish comedy drama, an international hit from writer and director J.J. Bigas Luna that plays like a cross between the lusty Like Water for Chocolate (1992) and the early work of Pedro Almodovar. In a small town in Spain's arid Monegros region, young ..read more »
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High Heels
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Marisa Parades, Feodor Atkine, Javier Bardem
Director: Pedro Almodovar
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Written and directed by Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almódovar, Tacones Lejanos is a murder mystery centering on flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo (Marisa Paredes) and her daughter Rebecca (Victoria Abril), a television anchorwoman. After being estranged for 15 years, Becky re-enters Rebecca's life ..read more »
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Javier Bardem facts
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Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Cast: Liberto Rabal, Francesca Neri, Javier Bardem, Angela Molina, Jose Sancho, Penelope Cruz
Director: Pedro Almodovar
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