‘Biutiful’ Gets Foothold In Oscar Race As Mexico’s Submission

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• Bardem gave a recent interview to Esquire magazine where he said this movie, to him, is “special” — and I heard it got like a nine-minute standing ovation after premiering in a European film festival. The Esquire writer, Chris Jones, who interviewed him got to see a special screening of the movie and wrote this: “Biutiful is a nearly perfect movie, and Bardem carries nearly every frame of it. It’s not an easy movie; it’s not entertainment. There are dead children in it, and drugs, and blood filling the toilet bowl. But sure enough, the tears rise up in me and I cry in that nearly empty theater, and I hear the security guard sniffing behind me…”

  After seeing his Oscar-winning turn in “No Country for Old Men” but skipping over “Eat, Pray, Love,” in which Bardem also had a role, I am looking forward to seeing him bring his thespian magic to Inarritu’s deft, poignant words in “Biutiful”. With any luck, the flick will catch on.

  Bardem is one very talented dude and he’s terrificly blessed too – his wife is Penelope Cruz. Yes, some guys DO have all the luck!

  Comment by bobby the saint — Tuesday September 28, 2010 @ 6:06pm PDT  Reply to this post