Excellent actress from Spain

Katlyn 2022-04-23 07:05:39

This movie has been known for a long time, and I just bought it recently. I have read an article on Penelope before, mentioning this movie, and greatly appreciated Penelope's acting skills.

After viewing, I very much agree with Penelope's evaluation. Penelope is very beautiful, not only beautiful, but also very superb in her acting skills. She portrays women's happiness, melancholy, fear, and longing very well.

Although the plot of the second half of the movie ended a little too hastily, and although I don't think the director needed to reunite them in this way, it is still a movie worth recommending.

Many of Penelope Cruz's films are worthy of appreciation, and I recommend everyone to have a chance to see "Midnight in Barcelona", another style.

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  • George O'Hearn: Beautiful women are invisible.

    David Kepesh: Invisible? What the hell does that mean? Invisible? They jump out at you. A beautiful woman, she stands out. She stands apart. You can't miss her.

    George O'Hearn: But we never actually see the person. We see the beautiful shell. We're blocked by the beauty barrier. Yeah, we're so dazzled by the outside that we never make it inside.

  • David Kepesh: I think it was Betty Davis who said old age is not for sissies. But it was Tolstoy who said the biggest surprise in a man's life is old age. Old age sneaks up on you, and the next thing you know you're asking yourself, I'm asking myself, why can't an old man act his real age? How is it possible for me to still be involved in the carnal aspects of the human comedy? Because, in my head, nothing has changed.