We get a strong sense of her tempestuous temperament and magnetic beauty even before we see her. Allen starts building her character even before she appears on screen, through other characters’ conversations about María Elena. It’s too overwhelming”, Woody Allen would say.Ĭruz, as artist María Elena, the emotionally unpredictable ex-wife of Javier Bardem’s Juan Antonio, is stunning in every sense of the word. “I don’t want to look at Penélope directly. Vicky Cristinahas a natural vivacity and sun-drenched splendour, the luscious beauty of Barcelona playing a major role, but it’s Penélope who brings it to life. Her role is so intense that it left me with a lasting impression of her untamed passion, power of attraction and volcanic temperament – a torrent of a performance. Watching Cruz in Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona is, simply put, a lesson in the art of acting. You can only go into something like that when it’s somebody you really trust.”Īnd it took another great filmmaker, Woody Allen, to further explore her acting skills and win her a well deserved Oscar. He really knows how to press all my buttons.
It took one great director to discover her real talent: “Pedro would push me to the limit. Her ability to convey a lot of depth with remarkable ease makes her a pleasure to see on screen. It was not until I saw Penélope Cruz in Volver that I fully understood why she is Pedro Almódovar’s muse.
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