Movie Description Director Fina Torres presents a sweet and sour love story/fairy tale with WOMAN ON TOP, the quirky story of Isabella (Penelope Cruz) a top-notch chef and glowing beauty who suffers from motion sickness. Playing up all of these characteristics, the film explores two of Cruz's love affairs: one with a restaurant-owner, and the other with the television producer of a cooking program. A captivating, sometimes hilarious story, WOMAN ON TOP is a romantic and fun film with a lively Brazilian spirit.
| Credits | | Producer: | Alan Poul | | Cast: | Harold Perrineau Jr., John DeLancie, Mark Feuerstein, Murilo Benicio, Penélope Cruz |
| Details | | Edition: | Spanish Subtitled | | Sound: | HiFi Sound |
Notes Theatrical release: September 22, 2000
Director Fina Torres's debut feature, ORIANA, won the prestigious Camera d'Or at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.
Torres spent two years researching and gathering the Brazilian music for the film's soundtrack.
Editorial Reviews "...Cruz charmingly plays Isabella, a sultry enchantress who has been given one gift and one curse from the gods..." USA Today - p.6E - Andy Seiler (09/22/2000)
"...A genuine mystical feel..." Sight and Sound - p.57 - Katy Wilkinson (02/01/2001)
"...The Brazilian songs, performed by Paulinho Moska, give the film a romantic lilt....Cruz is a dish..." Rolling Stone - p.100 - Peter Travers (10/12/2001)
"...Cruz is stunning -- innocent and vulnerable yet possessing a mature grace and determined strength, all while sizzling with unchecked sensuality..." Box Office - p.61 - Annlee Ellingson (05/01/2000)
"...Cruz is bewitching all through the movie..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (09/22/2000)
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