The Javier Bardem Handbook - Everything you need to know about Javier Bardem

Victoria Moses

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Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born March 1, 1969) is a Spanish actor. He has 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, a Prize for Best Actor at Cannes and two Coppa Volpis at Venice for his work. He is the first Spaniard to be nominated for an Oscar (Best Actor, 2000, for Before Night Falls, lost to Russell Crowe for Gladiator), as well as the first to win an acting Oscar (Supporting Actor, 2007, for No Country for Old Men), rather than in the Foreign Language Film category. He received his third Academy Award nomination, and second Best Actor nomination, for the film Biutiful.

This book is your ultimate resource for Javier Bardem. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: Las edades de Lulú (film), Tacones Lejanos, Jamón, jamón, Huevos de oro, El Amante Bilingüe, Running Out of Time (1994 film), Carne trémula, Perdita Durango, Second Skin (2000 film), Before Night Falls (film), The Dancer Upstairs (film), Mondays in the Sun, Collateral (film), The Sea Inside, Goya's Ghosts, Love in the Time of Cholera (film), No Country for Old Men (film), Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Biutiful, Eat Pray Love

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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
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• EAN13: 9781486435623
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Contents

Articles Javier Bardem Las edades de Lulú (film) Tacones Lejanos Jamón, jamón Huevos de oro El Amante Bilingüe Running Out of Time (1994 film) Carne trémula Perdita Durango Second Skin (2000 film) Before Night Falls (film) The Dancer Upstairs (film) Mondays in the Sun Collateral (film) The Sea Inside Goya's Ghosts Love in the Time of Cholera (film) No Country for Old Men (film) Vicky Cristina Barcelona Biutiful Eat Pray Love

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Bardem at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival

BornJavier Angel Encinas BardemMarch 1, 1969Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain OccupationActor Years active1990–present SpousePenélope Cruz (2010–present)

[1] [2] Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem( Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjer βarˈMarch 1, 1969) is a Spanish actor.ðen]; born He has garnered critical acclaim for roles in films such asJamón, jamón,Carne tremula,Boca a boca,Los Lunes al solandMar 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, a Prize for Best Actor at Cannes and two Coppa Volpis at Venice for his work. He is the first Spaniard to be nominated for an Oscar (Best Actor, 2000, forBefore Night Falls, lost to Russell Crowe forGladiator), as well as the first to win an acting Oscar (Supporting Actor, 2007, forNo Country for Old Men), rather than in the Foreign Language Film category. He received his third Academy Award nomination, and second Best Actor nomination, for the filmBiutiful.

Early life Bardem was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Spain. His mother, Pilar Bardem, is an actress, and his father, Carlos Encinas, was a businessman who was involved in environmental work; the two [3] [4] separated shortly after his birth. Bardem comes from a long line of filmmakers and actors who have been working since the earliest days of Spanish cinema; he is the grandson of actors Rafael Bardem and Matilde Muñoz [5] Sampedro, and the nephew of screenwriter and director Juan Antonio Bardem. Both his older brother and older [6] [7] sister, Carlos and Mónica Bardem, are actors. Bardem was raised Roman Catholic by his grandmother. Bardem's film debut was at the age of six and a half in the filmEl Pícaro(The Scoundrel), and he appeared in several television series before turning to painting and, eventually, sports. Before acting professionally, Bardem [8] played rugby in Spain. He appeared in TV parts throughout his youth, but had not been inspired to seek a career in acting. In 1986, he was in Pedro Maso's 12-part seriesSegunda Ensenanza. He briefly toured with an independent theatre troupe, appearing

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inEl Medico A PalosandEl Sombrero De Tres Picos, and in 1989 appeared inBrigada Central, also for Pedro Maso. That same year, he would impersonate Superman when appearing in the morning show "El Dia Por Delante", a mix of comedy, news and chat hosted by Pepe Navarro. He did not take these jobs seriously, instead just saw it as a way of making money, just like his other jobs as a bouncer, a construction worker and (for one night only) a [9] stripper.

Career

Early work, 1990–99 At age 20, Bardem decided to pursue his family trade and leave EAO when he was approached by Bigas Luna to appear in an upcoming movie,The Ages of Lulu. After consulting with his mother (also in the film) he was advised [9] to take acting seriously if he were to go through with it. In the film Bardem played a hunky, charming bisexual. The Ages Of Luluwas hailed by some as an erotic masterpiece, by others as a new low, gutter-porn masquerading as [10] art. Regardless of the movie's mixed reviews, Bardem was superb as the charismatic, violently pragmatic pimp. After a brief role in the TV miniseriesTango, El Baile De Poder, he scored a bit part inHigh Heels, by Spain's most popular director, Pedro Almodovar, starring Almodovar favourites Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril.High Heelsinvolved mother-daughter jealousies and a murderous love triangle, it would be the second highest-grossing film in Spanish history. Following this great success would come another small [10] contribution, this time toAmo Tu Cama Rica.

Bardem in 2009

[10] since he was 9.

In 1992, he made his first international hit with dark comedy,Jamón, jamónplaying a macho gigolo, which also starred Penélope Cruz. This would be a reunion with Bigas Luna, but this time with Bardem in a lead role. The film garnered six Goya nominations, including nods for Bardem and Cruz, and it became a cult hit around the world. The film's success catapulted Javier into the limelight. Due to the fame it brought him, he had his nose broken by a complete stranger at a disco in Madrid, and was forced at the age of 24 to give up rugby, a game he'd loved

His lack of English was already costing him work as he'd been forced to turn down a part in the original London production of Terry Johnson'sHysteria, where he would have played Salvador Dali in his famous meeting with Sigmund Freud in 1938, the role eventually went to Tim Potter and the play won an Olivier award as Best Comedy [10] in 1994. In 1993 Bardem was in two more bit parts,The Bilingual Loverand then in Sancho Gracia'sHuidos, a story of Republican resistance during the Spanish Civil War. Following these would come Bardem's first major lead, inGolden Balls, his third collaboration with Bigas Luna. As a flashy, cruel and deeply weird doomed dreamer, it was [11] another brilliant performance by Bardem, winning him his second Goya nomination.

Bardem reunited withJamón, jamónco-star Jordi Molla for the shortPrognostic Reservat. He also took a brief but telling role inRunning Out Of Time. Though, Bardem's most prominent performance of 1994 would be inThe Detective And Death, directed by Gonzalo Suarez loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Story of a Mother. It was a strange, compelling film with haunting visuals and the moodiest of soundtracks. The film was nominated for five Goyas with Bardem winning a Silver Seashell at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The year 1995 brought him yet more acclaim. It began with a part in the black comedy shortLa Madre, a family affair directed by Javier's cousin Miguel and starring his mom Pilar. Then would comeBoca a boca, directed by Manuel Gomez Pereira and written by Joaquin Oristrell. Here Bardem plays an aspiring actor so crippled by shyness and self-doubt

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he must psych himself up to work by doing Travis Bickle impressions, low on money and awaiting a part in an American movie, he takes work as a phone sex operator and there finds the freedom to convincingly perform. Unfortunately, it all goes wrong when he meets caller Aitana Sanchez-Gijon who involves him in a double cross and [11] a romantic triangle. The movie would garner eight Goya nominations with Bardem being the only winner. After having popped up in Pedro Perez Jimenez'sMambru, Bardem's next starring role would be in Mariano Barroso'sÉxtasis, a robbery plot that becomes a psychological thriller marked by greed, seduction and betrayal. The same year, 1996, would bring two more high-profile releases. First there'd beNot Love, Just Frenzy, Co-written and co-directed by Miguel Bardem, the film would also feature siblings Carlos and Monica, and, for the first time since Jamon, Jamon, Penelope Cruz. And Bardem would stick with Cruz forLove Can Seriously Damage Your Health, a second movie with Manuel Gomez Pereira and writer Joaquin Oristrell, the movie would feature Cruz briefly and [11] Bardem for just a matter of seconds. 1997 would begin withAirbag, a riotous comedy featuring both mom Pilar and former co-star Maria De Medeiros. Now established as one of Spain's top stars, Bardem worked again with his home's leading director Pedro Almodovar. They collaborated on the 1997'sLive Flesh, for Bardem this was a renunion with mom Pilar, Liberto Rabal, Francesca Neri, and Penelope Cruz (in a brief cameo at the start). Bardem plays a paralyzed wheelchair-basketball star.Live Fleshwas complicated and clever, political and absurd, fascinating and brilliantly played, with Bardem Goya-nominated again. Bardem's final release of 1997 would bePerdita Durango, playing a santeria-practicing bank robber. Bardem's next appearance would be a cameo in Santiago Segura's black comedy, Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley. The movie was accused of being abjectly crude and offensive; though, it would be the biggest box-office hit ever in Spain. 1999 would be another strong year for Bardem releases. First, he'd reteam with the Pereira/Oristrell partnership forBetween Your Legs, a comedy drama of betrayal, blackmail and madness featuring former co-stars Victoria Abril and Carmelo Gomez. Following this would comeWashington Wolves, another collaboration withÉxtasisdirector Mariano Barroso andLive Fleshco-star Jose Sancho. Next there'd be [12] Second Skinwith Jordi Molla and Ariadna Gil (both former Bardem co-stars).

Breakthrough, 2000–03

Though his fame was confined to his native country, Bardem's talent had not gone unnoticed in the English-speaking world. Back in 1997, John Malkovich had approached Bardem to star in his directorial debut,The Dancer Upstairs. Bardem, though flattered that Malkovich had heard of him, turned him down because his English was very poor. Undeterred, Malkovich spent the next three years earning and seeking finance for his project. Meanwhile, renowned artist and director, Julian Schnabel was producing a movie based on the memoirs of Reinaldo Arenas, a Cuban poet and novelist, persecuted for his homosexuality and liberalism by Castro's post-revolutionary government. Schnabel had asked Bardem to play the minor role to which Bardem had said no, that role eventually went to Olivier Martinez. After being turned down by the now well-established Hollywood actor, Benicio Del Toro, Schnabel asked Bardem to play the lead. Javier saw it impossible to convincingly speak English with a Cuban accent but when offered the lead, it was an Bardem at Cannes Film festival, 2000 opportunity too great to reject. Asking Schnabel for a few weeks to decide Javier went to Cuba to get an idea of Arenas, seeking out people in the streets who knew the poet, many of whom were still too scared to speak. After convincing himself that Arenas would be a role he could be proud of, he entered a period of intense preparation. Physically, he lost any hint of [13] masculine muscularity dropping 30 pounds and spent eight hours a day with an English teacher.

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[14] Javier's first English-speaking film became his international breakthrough,Before Night Fallsin 2000. Javier portrayed Arenas from a 17-year-old, loving life and on the verge of sexual awakening, to a pallid 45-year-old, crushed by AIDS, eager to die. Bardem won the Volpi Cup at Venice, was nominated for a Golden Globe and became the first Spaniard to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film changed things for [13] Bardem making him known worldwide, and becoming sought-after. Bardem's next release would see him provide a cameo in Spanish productionDon't Tempt Me, featuring his former colleagues Penelope Cruz and Victoria Abril, as well as Gael Garcia Bernal (mother Pilar would also appear, in a photograph). In 2002, with the film's finance secured and Bardem having learned English, would come Malkovich's directorial debut,The Dancer Upstairs. Loosely based on the real-life hunt for Abimael Guzman, this saw Bardem as a lawyer who's become a detective in order to better serve the cause of justice. Malkovich described him as "the best young actor in Europe, maybe anywhere. He has the strength and power of a bull but with a very masculine fragility underneath," said Malkovich. [14] "His talent is off the radar." 2002 also brought another hit inMondays in the Sun, Spain's biggest film of the year, even outdoing Almodovar'sTalk to Her. This was a hard-hitting socio-political study of a group of unemployed shipbuilders, Bardem would play Santa, a fiery activist who's the unelected leader of the men. It would take five Goyas, including one for Bardem. Following this would comeVariaciones, Javier Aguirre's visual accompaniment to a poem by Jorge Luis Borges. It would open with Bardem and Ines Sastre running together and kissing, the scene [15] would replay over and over, manipulating the shot and altering the aurals and visuals.

Critical success, 2004-present

Immediately afterBefore Night Fallshe'd turned down the role inMinority Report which eventually went to Colin Farrell and, perhaps more wisely, a part inBasic Instinct 2. Now, though, he'd step up for his first major Hollywood picture, making a brief appearance as a crime lord who summons Tom Cruise's hitman to do the dirty work of dispatching witnesses in Michael Mann's crime dramaCollateral. That year Bardem won the Best Actor at the Venice Film Javier Bardem and the Coen brothers at the Cannes Film Festival 2007. Festival for his role in 2004'sMar Adentro, released in the United States asThe Sea Inside, in which he portrayed the quadriplegic turned assisted-suicide activist Ramón Sampedro.

In 2007, Bardem acted in two film adaptations: the Coen Brothers'No Country for Old Men, and the adaptation of the Colombian novelLove in the Time of Choleraby Gabriel García Márquez. InNo Country for Old Men, he played a sociopathic killer, Anton Chigurh. For that role, he became the first Spaniard to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also won a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the 2008 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bardem's rendition of Chigurh's trademark phrase, "Call it, [16] friendo," was named Top HollyWORDIE of 2007 in the annual survey by the Global Language Monitor. Chigurh [17] was named #26 inEntertainment Weeklymagazine's 2008 "50 Most Vile Villains in Movie History" list.

He starred with Cruz and others in Woody Allen'sVicky Cristina Barcelona(2008). Bardem was in talks to play fictional filmmaker Guido Contini in the film adaptation of the Broadway musicalNine; the part eventually went to [18] Daniel Day-Lewis. In 2010, he was awarded Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for his performance in Biutifuldirected by Alejandro González Iñárritu.

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It was speculated that he would guest-star on the second season of Glee as a rock star who befriends Artie. He will [19] indeed appear in the show in 2011. Bardem will appear in the untitled sixth feature by Terrence Malick, shot in [20] fall 2010 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It has been reported that Javier is the front runner for the principal character, Roland Deschain, with Viggo Mortensen a close second, in Ron Howard's adaptation of Stephen King’sDark Tower [21] novels.

Personal life [22] Bardem does not know how to drive and consistently refers to himself as a "worker" and not an actor. Bardem is an atheist; following the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Spain in 2005, Bardem incited controversy when he stated that if he were gay, he would "get married tomorrow, just to mess with the Church" (mañana mismo, sólo para [23] joder a la Iglesia). Bardem's life's work was honored at the 2007 Gotham Awards, produced by Independent Feature Project. Bardem began dating then co-star Penélope Cruz in 2007, although the couple have maintained a [24] [25] low public profile. According to the Associated Press, the two were married in July 2010 in the Bahamas. On [26] September 14, 2010, it was announced that Cruz was four and a half months pregnant with their first child.The Hollywood Reporterquoted the Spanish-language¡Hola!that Cruz gave birth to a boy on January 22, 2011, three [27] days before Bardem received his third Oscar nomination, for his role inBiutiful.

Filmography

Year

1990

1991

1992

1993

1993

1994

1994

1995

1996

1997

Title

Las edades de Lulú

Tacones Lejanos

Jamón, jamón

Huevos de oro

El Amante Bilingüe

Running Out of Time (Días contados)

The Detective and Death

Mouth to Mouth (Boca a boca)

Éxtasis

Carne trémula

Film and television

Role

Jimmy

Regidor T.V.

El chorizo

Benito González

El limpiabotas

Lisardo

Detective Cornelio

Victor Ventura

Rober

David

Notes

Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actor Sant Jordi Award for Best Spaniard Actor Spaniard Actors Union Newcomer Award Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Nominated—Goya Award for Best Actor

Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Nominated—Goya Award for Best Actor

Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor San Sebastián International Film Festival Award for Best Actor Award of the Spaniard Actors Union for Supporting Film Performance

El detective y la muerte Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor

Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actor Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Goya Award for Best Actor Ondas Award for Best Actor Premios ACE for Best Actor

Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Nominated—Spaniard Actors Union Award for Lead Film Performance

Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—Goya Award for Best Actor

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1997

1999

1999

2000

2002

2002

2004

2004

2006

2007

Perdita Durango

Second Skin

Washington Wolves (Los Lobos de Washington)

Before Night Falls

The Dancer Upstairs

Mondays in the Sun

Collateral

The Sea Inside (Mar adentro)

Goya's Ghosts

Love in the Time of Cholera

Romeo Dolorosa

Diego

Alberto

Reinaldo Arenas

Agustín Rejas

Santa

Felix

Ramón Sampedro

Brother Lorenzo

Florentino Ariza

Nominated—Spanish Actors Union Award for Lead Film Performance

Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor

Ondas Award for Best Actor

Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male National Board of Review Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Premios ACE for Best Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Volpi Cup Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor

Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor

ADIRCAE Award for Best Actor Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actor Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Goya Award for Best Actor Gramado Film Festival Golden Kikito Award–Latin Film Competition–Best Actor Premios ACE for Best Actor Spanish Actors Union Award for Lead Film Performance Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor

Bangkok International Film Festival Golden Kinnaree Award for Best Actor Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actor European Film Award for Best Actor Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Goya Award for Best Actor Sant Jordi Award for Best Spanish Actor Spanish Actors Union Award for Lead Film Performance Volpi Cup Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Premios ACE for Best Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Drama

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2007

2008

2010

2010

No Country for Old Men

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Biutiful

Eat Pray Love

Anton Chigurh

Juan Antonio

Uxbal

Felipe

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor–Motion Picture Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Village Voice Film Poll–Best Supporting Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture

Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated—Gaudí Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Prix d'interprétation masculine Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Goya Award for Best Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Drama Nominated—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

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