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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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Cruz set to reunite with husband Bardem in new thriller -
20 April 2012
-Penelope Cruz is set to star with her husband Javier Bardem once more in Ridley Scott's drug thriller The Counselor, according to a new report.-The Spanish actress first worked with Bardem in 1992's Jamon Jamon, and they've teamed up onscreen several times since, incl
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Bardem wants action from officials over Congo minerals -
6 May 2011
-Javier Bardem has urged government and technology companies around the world to stop using minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo in laptops and cell phones in a bid to combat rape in the African region.-The Vicky Cristina Barcelona star is backing the Raise H
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Bardem in talks for The Dark Tower film and TV deal -
7 April 2011
-Oscar winner Javier Bardem is in negotiations to star in a movie trilogy and TV series based on author Stephen King's horror series The Dark Tower.-The No Country For Old Men star is on the verge of agreeing terms with studio bosses at Universal Pictures for the proje
Javier Bardem - what members say
review by from Oxford, England
Excellent, and typical Almodovar. 16 June 2004
review by from Sheffield
Tarantino meets the Wicker Man. 11 August 2004
review by TheRandomNomad from Somerset
Hilarious Spanish Farce! 23 March 2008
Javier Bardem - filmography
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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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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: Diarytou Daff, Hanaa Bouchaib, Lio Jin
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
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A man tries to reconcile his desire to be good with his lawless ways in this dark drama from Mexican auteur Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (AMORES PERROS). Uxbal (Javier Bardem) is a man with a bright side and a dark side. Uxbal is a caring father who is strong but affectionate toward his two children,..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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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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from 44,742 members
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Blu-ray
(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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from 5,160 members
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Collateral
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jada Pinkett, Javier Bardem, Tom Cruise
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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from 104,801 members
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The Dancer Upstairs
(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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from 4,249 members
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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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from 343 members
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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
(1997)
Starring: Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem, Harley Cross
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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from 744 members
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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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Dance With The Devil
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Rosie Perez, James Gandolfini, Aimee Graham
Director: Alex De La Iglesia, Alex D
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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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from 111 members
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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: Anna Galiena, Javier Bardem, Jordi Molla
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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from 6,615 members
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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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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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