The Trojan Horse scenario in the film is a bit different from the Homeric version of the story. The entire brain trust of the Greek army is shown in the Horse, which in Homer's Odyssey was inhabited only by a bunch of sappers supervised by Odysseus, whose mission was to open the gates so a much larger Greek army could enter. (Publius Vergilius Maro's first century B.C. retelling in the Aeneid, put the high commanders in the horse.) Oedipus is present, even though in the original stories he had died before the Trojan War ever began. Agamemnon's father was the wholly-human king Atreus, not the Minotaur beast. Agamemnon was already married, long before the Trojan War, but Ms. Grunion would not have been the only "prize" he brought home.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The city of Barcelona offered to pick up the tab of production costs if the film was shot there, the amount rose up to two million Euros from public funds. Ultimately, the filmmakers shot in Barcelona.
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This is the third film that Woody Allen has made with Scarlett Johansson after Match Point (2005) and Scoop (2006).
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Joan Pera: The Spanish actor who has dubbed Woody Allen's voice in several Spanish and Catalan versions of his films for over twenty years appears in the film.
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When Vicky, Christina, and Doug are walking down the street together, Vicky defends Christina's three way relationship by saying "whatever works." Befuddled, Doug spits back at Vicky, "Whatever works??" The title of Woody Allen's very next movie was Whatever Works (2009), which employed a subplot involving another three way relationship.
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Penélope Cruz's Best Supporting Actress Oscar win was this film's only Oscar nomination.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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