Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem Star in Venice Drama 'Bunker'
The film 'Bunker,' starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, premiered at the Venice Film Festival to mixed reviews for its psychological thriller narrative. The actors also discussed their real-life political activism and long-standing partnership during press events.
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Bunker review – Cruz and Bardem just can’t dig Florian Zeller’s shallow thriller out of a hole
Venice film festival: An architect (Javier Bardem) alienates his book editor wife (Penélope Cruz) when he agrees to build a luxurious bunker for a tech billionaire Even the formidable pairing of Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem can’t save this new movie from writer-director Florian Zeller – his first created directly for the screen, and not adapted from his own stage original. It’s shallow and unsatisfying, a drama without the intimate, authentic passion of his previous movies like The Father ...
By Peter Bradshaw in Venice
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With ‘Bunker’ debuting in Venice, here’s a look back at the nine movies that brought Spain’s Oscar-winning couple together
By Gregorio Belinchón Yagüe
Read full article →‘Bunker’ Review: Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz Are Brilliant in Florian Zeller’s Riveting, Slightly Overstated Thriller of Isolation and Invasion
A London realtor would likely describe the handsome East End home of Miguel and Sofia Moreno as a Tardis. Its quaint, aged Victorian exterior belies the vast modernist construction within: all tall, clean planes of concrete, timber and glass over multiple split levels, leading out to a compact but exquisitely landscaped walled garden that the […]
By Guy Lodge
Read full article →‘Bunker’ Review: Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem Are Riveting as a Married Couple Growing Apart in Needling but Schematic Psychological Drama
Stephen Graham and Patrick Schwarzenegger also star in Florian Zeller’s latest, about the ethical and emotional questions raised when an architect considers a lucrative commission from a tech billionaire.
By David Rooney
Read full article →‘Bunker’ Review: Penélope Cruz And Javier Bardem’s Marriage Is In Crisis In Florian Zeller’s Drama Of Isolation And Fears – Venice Film Festival
Florian Zeller wrote his latest film Bunker for real-life married couple Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz to play a married couple on screen for the first time, a purposeful decision in order to add intrigue to a story of two people increasingly isolated from each other after 17 years together and now trying to find […]
By Pete Hammond
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