Iñárritu’s Biutiful, Bardem head to Hollywood
In a repeat of last year, Spanish entry Even the Rain [+see also:
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Unlike Argentinean director Juan José Campanella’s outstanding thriller, this production by Mod Producciones (the company’s third after Alejandro Amenábar’s Agora [+see also:
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Bardem is once again up for an Oscar after his unsuccessful nomination for Julian Schnabel’s Before Night Falls in 2001, and triumph with the Coen brothers’ No Country For Old Men in 2008. His powerful performance in Iñárritu’s film, which earned him Best Actor prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, has not gone unnoticed in Hollywood and will further boost his reputation as a daring and versatile actor.
(Translated from Spanish)
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