![]() Judy, who sees Vicky as a younger version of herself, and in a vicariously motivated move, takes it upon herself to "make Vicky and Juan Antonio happen". She spies Judy cheating on myopic Mark, yet understands why Judy can't leave her husband, and confides in the older woman. As the summer winds to a close, Vicky realizes that she is unsatisfied in her married life, and is still attracted to Juan Antonio. Cristina discloses the events of her life to Vicky, who appears secretly jealous of her friend's freedom, and to Doug, who disapproves. María Elena now suggests that the missing link is in fact Cristina, and the three indulge in a consensual sexual triangle, as Cristina begins making love to María Elena as well. Cristina soon realizes that the ex-spouses are still in love, and María Elena confides that their relationship was always loving yet unstable because they were missing something, a mystery element neither of them figured out. Though initially María Elena distrusts Cristina, she soon develops a liking for her and encourages her photography, which improves as a result. ![]() Since she has nowhere else to go, he brings her home, and she moves into the guest room. ![]() One night, Juan Antonio receives a call that María Elena has attempted to kill herself. Cristina and Juan Antonio grow closer and Cristina moves in with him. She agrees, with some misgivings, and he flies to Barcelona from New York. Doug suddenly suggests to Vicky that they get married in Spain in a civil ceremony, assuring her that their blowout wedding will still take place as scheculed in the States. Juan Antonio calls Cristina back, and they begin to date. Feeling guilty, Vicky does not confess the incident to Cristina, and the two begin to grow apart, Vicky throwing herself into her research and Cristina experimenting with photography and poetry. The next day, Juan takes them back to Barcelona. After more wine over dinner and a guitar concert in a park, Vicky succumbs to Juan's charms and the two make love. During their jaunts, he tells her about his ex-wife and their passionate yet violent relationship. For the remainder of the weekend, Vicky and Juan Antonio are compelled to sight-see alone. While Vicky refuses to sleep with him, Cristina agrees, but suddenly falls ill with an ulcer and food poisoning. In Oviedo, after some sight-seeing and a good deal of wine, Juan Antonio invites both women to his bedroom. ![]() She is eventually convinced, and the pair accompany Juan Antonio to Oviedo in his friend's private plane during a storm. ![]() While Cristina accepts at once, Vicky is skeptical and refuses. He and Cristina exchange glances, and he approaches their table, asks Cristina her eye color, and abruptly invites them to accompany him to Oviedo, where they will sight-see, drink wine and, hopefully, make love. Later that night, the pair notice him across the room at a restaurant. Cristina is impressed with him at first sight, and grows intrigued when Judy and Mark tell the girls that he had a violent relationship with his ex-wife, María Elena (Penélope Cruz). At an art exhibition, they notice artist Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem). She is just out of a relationship and wants to get over the bad time she had making a 12-minute film about love. Cristina, on the other hand, is spontaneous and unsure of what she wants in life. She is in Barcelona doing research for her masters in Catalan Identity, a project spawned by her love of the works of Gaudí and Miro, and is emotionally moved by Spanish guitar. A Narrator (voice of Christopher Evan Welch), present throughout the film, describes the two friends: Vicky is practical and mainstream in her approach to love and commitment, and is engaged to the reliable yet even-more-mainstream Doug (Chris Messina). Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlet Johansson) visit Barcelona for the summer, staying with Vicky's relative Judy (Patricia Clarkson) and her husband Mark (Kevin Dunn). ![]()
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