Europe

...story would work fine in Barcelona. It doesn't have to be Paris, doesn't have to be Rome. Barcelona is now one of the most enchanting cities in Europe. Q: And Penelope Cruz came to you about her role as the eccentric -- some might say crazy...

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...adventurer. Like most of Allen's work over the past 20 years and more, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" is likely to receive a warmer reception in Europe than in America, but the reasons for that, in this case, are not edifying ones. Looking past...

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...Point (indifferent) and Cassandra's Dream (unspeakable). Here the neurotic New York auteur continues his gap-year-style jaunt around Europe with an enjoyably sunny, if emotionally adolescent, comic romp about two bouncy-chested young...

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...has also been nominated for an Oscar in the best supporting actress category for her part in Allen's first feature to be set in mainland Europe. Palme d'Or winner, ``4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,'' a film written and directed by...

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...backers offering to finance the film with no strings attached if he shot it in London. Since then, he has been returning to Europe each summer with wife Soon-Yi Previn and their two children to shoot films, among them the upcoming "Vicky...

In this article: Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Previn, Cassandra's Dream, Scarlett Johansson, Match Point, London, Penelope Cruz, Kenneth Branagh, and Scoop

...movie-a-year pace that continues four decades into his career. After decades of being closely identified with New York, Allen has recently made a series of features in Europe. The latest, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, is one of his strongest...

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...regard for its striking art and architecture, particularly the work of Antoni Gaudi. Allen seems to have been reinvigorated since he began filming in Europe. "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" is different because it's really about Vicky and...

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Beatriz Setuain After segueing from Sogepaq, where she handled foreign on standout Spanish pics such as Alejandro Amenabar's "The Sea Inside," Setuain now heads film sales at Imagina Intl., an emerging film force in Europe. Imagina's partner...

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...called Miley Cyrus.) Befitting a show run by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, the Globes is especially taken by stars hailing from Europe, as the nominations for the following help demonstrate: • The U.K.'s Kristin Scott...

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