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Nominees:

Elio Germano (Mio fratello e figlio unico)

Ellen Page (Juno)

Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)

Wei Tang (Lust, Caution)

Richard Wilson (Clubland)

Winner

In a small and not very diverse group

Wei Tang

The most talked about Woody Allen in some years as the director now uses Barcelona as the setting for his romantic comedy with all its twists.  There is very little new in this time of Light Rohmerian moral tale.  There is the same variety of characters some more one-dimensional than others, the same occasional great one liners, the same slightly neurotic edge to the story telling.  We do have a variety of attractive backdrops, all very much of a tourist brochure nature and some good acting, especially from the local imports, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.  The latter has a lot of fun with the role of a crazy artist and ex-wife of Bardem and her scenes crackle with energy.

All this leaves us with an enjoyable little movie, not among Woody’s best but far from his worse.

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