Javier Bardem
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| + | '''Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem''' (born March 1, 1969) is a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[actor]]. He had garnered critical acclaim for roles in films such as ''[[Jamón, jamón]]'', ''[[Carne tremula]]'', ''Boca a boca'', ''[[Los Lunes al sol]]'' and ''[[Mar adentro]]''. | ||
| - | '''''The Ages of Lulu''''' (''Las edades de Lulú'') is a 1990 [[Spain|Spanish]] [[film]], directed by [[Bigas Luna]], starring by [[Francesca Neri]]. [[Javier Bardem]] has a small role a corrupt [[gay]] man, one of his first roles on screen. [[Ángela Molina]] rejected the role for the sex scenes. The film is the version of the international best-selling novel with the same name written by [[Almudena Grandes]]. [[María Barranco]] won the [[Goya Award]] as Best Supporting Actress for her role as a [[transsexual]] [[prostitute]]. [[Francesca Neri]] is dubbed into [[Spanish language|Spanish]] by another actress. | + | Bardem has been awarded an [[Academy Award]], a [[Golden Globe]], a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], a [[BAFTA]], four [[Goya Awards|Goya]] awards, two [[European Film Award]]s and two [[Coppa Volpi]]s for his work. He is the first Spanish actor to be nominated for an [[Academy Award|Oscar]] ([[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], [[2000]], for ''[[Before Night Falls]]'') as well as the first to win ([[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor| Supporting Actor]], [[2007]], for ''[[No Country for Old Men (film)|No Country for Old Men]]''). |
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| - | ==Plot== | + | |
| - | The film is about a young woman's (Lulú) sexual awakening. She experiements in a range of [[Human sexual behavior|sexual practices]] and taboos. | + | |
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| - | == Controversy == | + | |
| - | The film was cut in the UK by two minutes and 55 seconds by the [[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]. These cuts include an [[Sadomasochism|S&M]] orgy at a gay club being shortened, a man sexually touching Lulu and a sex scene; these scenes were restored for the 2002 [[DVD]] release. In addition to these cuts an opening scene were Lulu is [[Baptism|baptised]] was cut as Lulu's [[vagina]] is exposed to camera; this shot is considered to be in breach of the [[Child Protection Act]]. The 2002 UK DVD required 1:15 cuts for baptism scene; a new title sequence was used instead. | + | |
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| - | The film has also been criticized for its sex scenes and themes of [[incest]]. | + | |
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| - | == Cast == | + | |
| - | *[[Francesca Neri]] as Lulú | + | |
| - | *[[Óscar Ladoire]] as Pablo | + | |
| - | *[[María Barranco]] as Ely | + | |
| - | *[[Javier Bardem]] as Jimmy | + | |
| - | *[[Fernando Guillén Cuervo]] as Marcelo | + | |
| - | *[[Rosana Pastor]] as Chelo | + | |
| - | *Juan Graell as Remy | + | |
| - | *Rodrigo Valverde as Pablito | + | |
| - | *[[Pilar Bardem]] as Encarna | + | |
| - | *Marta May as Lulú's mother | + | |
| - | *Gloria Rodriquez as Cristina | + | |
| - | *Ángel Jovè as Alicantino | + | |
| - | *Ainara Pérez as child Lulú | + | |
| - | *Juan Sala as Lulú's father | + | |
| - | *Pepa Serrano as Flamenca | + | |
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Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born March 1, 1969) is a Spanish actor. He had garnered critical acclaim for roles in films such as Jamón, jamón, Carne tremula, Boca a boca, Los Lunes al sol and Mar adentro.
Bardem has been awarded an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA, four Goya awards, two European Film Awards and two Coppa Volpis for his work. He is the first Spanish actor to be nominated for an Oscar (Best Actor, 2000, for Before Night Falls) as well as the first to win ( Supporting Actor, 2007, for No Country for Old Men).
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