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Woman On Top Details

1999 Certificate 15
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Director Fina Torres presents a sweet and sour love story/fairy tale with WOMAN ON TOP, the quirky story of Isabella (Penelope Cruz) a top-notch chef and glowing beauty who suffers from motion sickness. Playing up all of these characteristics, the film explores two of Cruz's love affairs: one with a restaurant-owner, and the .. Read more

Starring Penelope Cruz, Anne Ramsey, Murilo Benicio, John De Lancie
Director Fina Torres
Genres Comedy

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Woman On Top

Director Fina Torres presents a sweet and sour love story/fairy tale with WOMAN ON TOP, the quirky story of Isabella (Penelope Cruz) a top-notch chef and glowing beauty who suffers from motion sickness. Playing up all of these characteristics, the film explores two of Cruz's love affairs: one with a restaurant-owner, and the other with the television producer of a cooking program. A captivating, sometimes hilarious story, WOMAN ON TOP is a romantic and fun film with a lively Brazilian spirit.

Starring Penelope Cruz, Anne Ramsey, Murilo Benicio, John De Lancie, Mark Feuerstein
Director Fina Torres
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 28 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Released Production year: 1999

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DVD: 29 Oct 2001
  • Critic's review of Woman On Top

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    • "...Cruz is stunning -- innocent and vulnerable yet possessing a mature grace and determined strength, all while sizzling with unchecked sensuality..."

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    • Rated - 2.0 stars  

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      Deceiving title...

      I expected this to be a more sensuous affair, but turned out to be a glorified film about a TV chef.

      Penelopé Cruz beats Delia Smith any day ... read more »

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      Woman on Top

      Absolute rubbish, not even worth putting in the DVD player - a total waste of time

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    • Rated - 2.0 stars  

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      OK

      Penelop Cruz is a very beautiful woman, I like her. This movie was rather lukewarm, though.

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    Cruz picks up useless skills for movie roles

    • 18 Nov 2009

    Penelope Cruz is often amused by the useless skills she has picked up while rehearsing for film roles - she can gallop on a camel and chop vegetables really quickly. The actress always puts everything into movie characters, so she looks the part on screen - and she goes to great lengths to make sure film fans believe her performances. She took cooking lessons for Woman On Top and Volver - but admits she's not exactly the best chef. She tells WENN, "I can cook a little bit. I can cook a few... Read more

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    • Woman On Top
      Director Fina Torres presents a sweet and sour love story/fairy tale with WOMAN ON TOP, the quirky story of Isabella (Penelope Cruz) a top-notch chef and glowing beauty who suffers from motion sickness. Playing up all of these characteristics, the film explores two of Cruz's love affairs: one with ...