Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem’s first film together, Bigas Luna’s Jamón Jamón celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
This sensual modern classic of Spanish cinema catapulted the careers of its three stars, Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Jordi Mollà. It has become seared into cinema history as much for the iconic image of Cruz taking shelter from a storm under a testicle she has ripped from a giant billboard bull, as for rival lovers Bardem and Mollà fighting with two legs of cured ham in an homage to Goya’s La riña.
WINNER: Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival 1992
WINNER: Audience Award for Best Spanish Film, Best Actor, Turia Awards 1993
NOMINATED: Best Film Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound, Goya Awards 1993
"A fun erotic romp that features two early performances from Spain's leading actors."
- The Stranger
"Provocative and hugely entertaining."
- Future Movies UK
Tuesday 19th April
95 min
M
Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem
Bigas Luna
Film Festival
Spanish with English subtitles
Palace Norton St, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Electric
