Javier Bardem's Best Movies - So Far!
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Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem was born on March 1, 1969 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. The wonderful actor has starred in more than 40 films and has been building his acting career for more than 30 years!
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'Jamón Jamón'
One of Javier Bardem's first appearances on the big screen was in the 1992 film Jamón Jamón, (Ham Ham.) Directed by Bigas Luna, the movie tells the story of "Silvia" (Penelope Cruz,) a young woman who experiences situations involving erotic desire and food
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'Extasis'
In 1996 Javier Bardem starred in the Spanish comedy Éxtasis. The film revolves around a man, his girlfriend, and his friend; they plan to rob a famous director... who happens to be the dad of one of them!
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'Perdita Durango'
One year later Javier Bardem played "Romeo" in Perdita Durango, (Dance With the Devil.) The story of an unusual couple who commit bloody crimes and practice voodoo on their way to Las Vegas
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'Before Night Falls'
Before Night Falls is certainly one of our favourite Javier Bardem movies! The Spanish actor played the role of Cuban author and exile Reinaldo Arenas. Javier got an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor!
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'The Sea Inside'
Javier Bardem starred in the 2004 Academy-Award winner film The Sea Inside (Mar Adentro.) This time he portrayed "Ramón," a man who was left quadriplegic after a diving accident. The film follows the based-on-real-life Ramón's euthanasia campaign
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'No Country for Old Men'
No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-western film starring Javier Bardem and Tommy Lee Jones. Set in the 1980's, the movie revolves around a Vietnam War veteran and a Texas welder in the desert landscape of West Texas
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'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona is also a great Javier Bardem movie! Also starring Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, and Rebecca Hall, the film centers in the lives of two women who while spending summer in Barcelona, meet a successful artist who feels attracted to both of them!
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'Biutiful'
The story of a single father named "Uxbal" (Javier Bardem) who discovers he has a terminal disease was a great success in 2010. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Biutiful got two Academy Award nominations!
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'Eat Pray Love'
One of our favourite on-screen duos is certainly Javier Bardem and Julia Roberts in the 2010 film Eat Pray Love. The story of a divorced woman who decides to travel the world in order to forget her problems was just amazing!