Scarlett Johansson was delighted to be in Barcelona

The American actress Scarlett Johansson was the big star at the 3rd Edition Mango Fashion Awards ceremony last night, Wedenesday 20/10 at the Palau Nacional on Montjuïc.

The star of Lost in Translation and the new image of the Catalan brand said she was delighted to be back in Barcelona, where she came for the shooting of the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Israeli designer Lena Lumelsky was the winner of the awards. You can see the collections of all the finalists on Passeig de Gràcia.

“Barcelona is the best city in the world” by Woody Allen

Playing to a full house last Sunday March 28, film director Woody Allen and his regular band showed their jazz repertory, some of which is closely associated with his films. During the concert he declared his love for the Catalan capital, saying: “Barcelona is the best city in the world“.

This was the film director’s second performance at the iconic Modernista concert hall, Palau de la Música. He was appearing on the Millennium Festival programme, in which he held a distinguished place a few years ago as a clarinettist in the New Orleans Jazz Band.

With a calling card of modest remarks, like “I’m nothing more than an amateur clarinettist“, “if I weren’t famous, nobody would come to my concerts“, “people come more to see me than to hear me“, Allen made another appearance before his Barcelona public, fans both of his films and performances.

The Modernista Palau had a put up a notice two days before the concert informing the public that all tickets had sold out for concert featuring the film director, a jazz musician, as he himself admits, with a passion for New Orleans music.

Allen learnt to play the sax soprano when he was thirteen or fourteen, but he later chose the clarinet as he’d always loved New Orleans jazz, especially Sidney Bechet.

While acknowledging that he listens to other kinds of music in his free time, including opera, classical music and modern jazz, and that he also loves songs from Broadway musicals, he reaffirmed his preference for New Orleans music. Source: www.bcn.es

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Barcelona in the movies

Today, Barcelona is at center-stage in the movie market, for both world-renown actors as well as prestigious directors of international prestige. Proof of that is the great many films that have used the city of Barcelona for a set.

 Núñez i Navarro Hotels offers you an interesting report, featuring the most succesful movies shot in Barcelona. If you still need a reason to visit our city, you will fall in love after watching those movies with the Catalan capital.

Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Calista Flockhard or Penélope Cruz are part of the long list of actors and actresses who have been in Barcelona and can recommend you a visit. The recent Woody Allen’s film Vicky Cristina Barcelona  features also Scarlett Johanson and Javier Bardem.

Many other directors have shown the best of the city on their movies, making Barcelona universally available through the screen. From the old Gothic Quarter with its medieval palaces to the modernist buildings by Gaudí and Puig i Cadafalch, from the city coast line to the impressive views you have at Tibidadbo hill, Barcelona has a lot to offer you, and you can discover it on the cinema!

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