Cristina, on the other hand, expected something very different out of love. She had...
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Vicky and Cristina decided to spend the summer in Barcelona. Vicky was completing her master's in Catalan Identity, which she had become interested in through her great affection for the architecture of Gaudí. Cristina, who spent the last six months writing, directing, and acting in a 12-minute film which she then hated, had just broken up with yet another boyfriend and longed for a change of scenery. Everything fell into place when a distant relative of Vicky's family who lived in Barcelona offered to put both girls up for July and August. The two best friends had been close since college and shared the same tastes and opinions on most matters, yet when it came to the subject of love, it would be hard to find two more dissimilar viewpoints. Vicky had no tolerance for pain and no lust for combat. She was grounded and realistic. Her requirements in a man were seriousness and stability. She had become engaged to Doug because he was decent and successful and understood the beauty of commitment.Vicky: Yeah, I miss you, too.Narrator:Cristina, on the other hand, expected something very different out of love. She had reluctantly accepted suffering as an inevitable component of deep passion, and was resigned to putting her feelings at risk. If you asked her what it was she was gambling her emotions on to win, she would not have been able to say. She knew what she didn't want, however, and that was exactly what Vicky valued above all else
Vicky and Cristina decided to spend the summer in Barcelona. Vicky was completing her master's in Catalan Identity, which she had become interested in through her great affection for the architecture of Gaudí. Cristina, who spent the last six months writing, directing, and acting in a 12-minute film which she then hated, had just broken up with yet another boyfriend and longed for a change of scenery. Everything fell into place when a distant relative of Vicky's family who lived in Barcelona offered to put both girls up for July and August. The two best friends had been close since college and shared the same tastes and opinions on most matters, yet when it came to the subject of love, it would be hard to find two more dissimilar viewpoints. Vicky had no tolerance for pain and no lust for combat. She was grounded and realistic. Her requirements in a man were seriousness and stability. She had become engaged to Doug because he was decent and successful and understood the beauty of commitment.Vicky: Yeah, I miss you, too.Narrator:Cristina, on the other hand, expected something very different out of love. She had reluctantly accepted suffering as an inevitable component of deep passion, and was resigned to putting her feelings at risk. If you asked her what it was she was gambling her emotions on to win, she would not have been able to say. She knew what she didn't want, however, and that was exactly what Vicky valued above all else
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Vicky was completing her master's in Catalan Identity
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which she had become interested in
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through her great affection for the architecture of Gaudí
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Cristina who spent the last six months
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writing directing and acting in a 12 minute film which she then hated
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had just broken up with yet another boyfriend
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and longed for a change of scenery
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Everything fell into place
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when a distant relative of Vicky's family who lived in Barcelona
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offered to put both girls up for July and August
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The two best friends had been close since college
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and shared the same tastes and opinions on most matters
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yet when it came to the subject of love
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it would be hard to find two more dissimilar viewpoints
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Vicky had no tolerance for pain and no lust for combat
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She was grounded and realistic
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Her requirements in a man were seriousness and stability
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She had become engaged to Doug because he was decent and successful
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and understood the beauty of commitment
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Yeah I miss you too
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Cristina on the other hand
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expected something very different out of love
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She had reluctantly accepted suffering as an inevitable component of deep passion
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and was resigned to putting her feelings at risk
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If you asked her what it was she was gambling her emotions on to win
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she would not have been able to say
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She knew what she didn't want however
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and that was exactly what Vicky valued above all else
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Movie Summary
Two friends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
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