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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 (Death of a Cyclist, Welcome Mister Marshall); 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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Bardem walks out on Wall Street -
25 July 2009
-Spanish actor Javier Bardem has scrapped plans to appear in the forthcoming sequel to 1987 film Wall Street - just a month before the movie is due to go into production.-
-The Oscar winner had been offered the chance to star alongside Michael Douglas in the picture, w
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Roberts anxious about playing Bardem's love interest -
11 June 2009
-Julia Roberts is anxious to see how Javier Bardem will sweep her off her feet in their forthcoming film Eat, Pray, Love - after watching the actor's violent performance in No Country For Old Men.-
-The actress is set to star alongside Richard Jenkins and Bardem, who f
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Injury to blame for Bardem missing Cruz's Oscar win -
3 March 2009
-Javier Bardem was forced to watch his girlfriend Penelope Cruz's Oscar win from his sick bed - after suffering a herniated disc during filming for a forthcoming movie.-
-The Spanish star was noticeably absent when Cruz claimed the Best Supporting Actress statuette for
Javier Bardem - what members say
Javier Bardem - filmography
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Penelope Cruz
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 ..read more »
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Collateral
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett
Director: Michael Mann
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Jamie Foxx plays Max, a Los Angeles cab driver who has a pretty wild night in this thriller from Michael Mann (HEAT, THE INSIDER). First, Max picks up, flirts with, and gets the number of Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith), an attractive District attorney. Next, Vincent (Tom Cruise) climbs into his cab. He ..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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72%
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The Dancer Upstairs
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Javier Bardem, Laura Morante, Juan Diego Botto
Director: John Malkovich
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The directorial debut of John Malkovich, THE DANCER UPSTAIRS is a riveting political drama set in an undetermined Latin American city. A revolution has started, and the local police have been assigned to figure out who is leading it and what exactly the revolutionaries want. Agustin Rejas (Javier ..read more »
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Before Night Falls
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano
Director: Julian Schnabel
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The life of Reinaldo Arenas, an exiled Cuban homosexual writer, is chronicled in an adaptation of his memoir BEFORE NIGHT FALLS, directed by Julian Schnabel (BASQUIAT). Javier Bardem (in an Oscar-nominated performance) portrays Arenas as he journeys from poverty to university to the sexual ..read more »
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Perdita Durango
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem, Harley Cross
Director: Alex De La Iglesia
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Perez plays Perdita Durango, a woman on the run who, along with her evil lover Romeo Delorosa, goes across the Mexican/U.S. border in a flash of human sacrifice, black magic, hitmen, and lots of other things normal people go out of their way to avoid. Based on a novel by Barry Gifford, creator of ..read more »
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Dance With The Devil
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Rosie Perez, James Gandolfini, Aimee Graham
Director: Alex De La Iglesia
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Perez plays Perdita Durango, a woman on the run who, along with her evil lover Romeo Delorosa, goes across the Mexican/U.S. border in a flash of human sacrifice, black magic, hitmen, and lots of other things normal people go out of their way to avoid. Based on a novel by Barry Gifford, creator of ..read more »
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Live Flesh
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal
Director: Pedro Almodovar
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Victor, a young man from humble beginnings, falls in love with the daughter of a diplomat, with whom he shares his first sexual experience. Events become confused when Victor tries to see her again. Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.
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66%
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Golden Balls
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Javier Bardem, Maria De Medeiros, Benicio Del Toro
Director: Bigas Luna
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Bigas Luna's kitschy romp stars Javier Bardem as Benito, a conceited stud who wants to erect a skyscaper in his own honour. In order to achieve his ridiculously macho goal, he marries Marta (Maria de Medeiros), the daughter of a wealthy banker, but also keeps a mistress (Maribel Verdu) as well. ..read more »
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Jamon Jamon
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Penelope Cruz, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem
Director: Bigas Luna
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Silvia, a village girl pregnant with Jose Luis' baby, plans to marry but Jose's mother has other ideas. She hires the talents of the local hunk Raul to win Silvia away. Spanish dialogue with subtitles.
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High Heels
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Feodor Atkine, Marisa Parades, Victoria Abril
Director: Pedro Almodovar
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Pedro Almodóvar is one of the most notorious and celebrated directors of international film who single-handedly ushered in a new wave of Spanish film. Mixing up a cocktail of strong characters, weird sex, odd violence, perverse humour, bizarre plot twists, with elements of classic melodrama and ..read more »
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Mondays in the Sun
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(2002)
Starring: Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar
Director: Fernando Leon de Aranoa
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Run time: 113 minutes
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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Perdita Durango
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(1997)
Starring: Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem, Harley Cross
Director: Alex De La Iglesia
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Run time: 80 minutes
Perez plays Perdita Durango, a woman on the run who, along with her evil lover Romeo Delorosa, goes across the Mexican/U.S. border in a flash of human sacrifice, black magic, hitmen, and lots of other things normal people go out of their way to avoid. Based on a novel by Barry Gifford, creator of ..read more »
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Excellent, and typical Almodovar. 16 June 2004
...drugs)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Cast: Liberto Rabal, Francesca Neri, Javier Bardem, Angela Molina, Jose Sancho, Penelope Cruz
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Producer...
