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Talk About It

1. What do you think of this film's depiction of marriage? Can you imagine any of these characters finding fulfillment and satisfaction in a committed relationship? What would they need to learn in order to find true love?
2. Do these characters' romantic affairs lead them to any kind of satisfaction? Does anyone make any wise decisions? Does the storyteller seem to be condoning unfaithfulness, or warning against it?
3. What is the role of sex in these relationships? Does it have anything to do with love?

The Family Corner

Vicky Cristina Barcelona is rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking. It's an exhibition of promiscuity and selfishness that even adults should avoid. While its scenes of seduction and sexual misbehavior stop short of pornographic explicitness—it barely escapes an R-rating—the pleasure that Woody Allen takes in filming seduction undermines any worthwhile lessons his viewers might glean from the characters' mistakes.

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