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Byline: John Powers
The unexpectedly moving The Sea Inside stars the superb Spanish actor Javier Bardem as Ramon Sampedro, a quadriplegic fighting for his right to die with dignity through euthanasia. Normally, this is the sort of story that has me begging to be put out of my misery. It's a moral setup: A noble bedridden hero (think of yammering Richard Dreyfuss in Whose Life Is It Anyway?) talks circles around supposedly lesser souls who think he ought to keep living. But while The Sea Inside scores its share of easy points, filmmaker Alejandro Amenabar (best known for the Nicole Kidman ghost story The Others) is too canny to belabor his hero's arguments about the right to die. Instead, he shows how Ramon's strange alloy of warmth and detachment makes him a magnet for the women around him: To his sister-in-law, he's a wounded son; to his lawyer (who herself suffers a wasting disease), he's a bridge between her and the idea of dying; to his single-mom ...
- Bardem plumbs `The Sea Inside'.(Arts and Lifestyle)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Verniere, James December 17, 2004 700+ words
...Amenabar's "The Sea Inside," which is based on a true story, Bardem is _ with the exception...you soar. ("The Sea Inside" contains profanities...TURMOIL: Javier Bardem (Ramon) and Belen...Julia) star in `The Sea Inside.'
- `Sea Inside' shows another sexy side to Bardem.
- Newspaper article from: Zap2It.com December 22, 2004 700+ words
...committing suicide. In Bardem's upcoming film, "The Sea Inside," he once again...asked to see that," Bardem sighs. "I would...had to see it." Bardem sneaks into U.S...his performance in "Sea Inside" by the Golden Globes...
- Javier Bardem: The Spanish star of The Sea Inside on hamlet, heavy metal music,...
- Magazine article from: Los Angeles Magazine Katz, Jesse February 1, 2005 700+ words
...Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas. Bardem had to learn English--with...to dark and handsome. But Bardem refused to be typecast. His...movie, Mar Adentro--or The Sea Inside--not only relegates him...Others was a critical Smash, Bardem spends the entire movie immobilized...
- BARDEM'S PORTRAYAL OF REAL-LIFE HERO IN `THE SEA INSIDE' WAS WORTH THE...
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) Arnold, William February 4, 2005 700+ words
...release of Spain's "The Sea Inside" has been postponed...to report that Javier Bardem's much-lauded performance...up to its reputation. Bardem is not only immensely...ages him three decades, Bardem plays the character with...memories - the title's "sea inside" - and the film ...
- 'Sea' star kicks up award beat.(Javier Bardem)(The Sea Inside)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Mohr, Ian December 14, 2004 700+ words
"The Sea Inside" star Javier Bardem was taking buzz of an Oscar nom in stride at the film's New York...Irish rockers U2, echoed through the cavernous club Cro-Bar, Bardem flipped up his collar and transformed into frenetic frontman Bono...
- DEATH BECOMES HIM JAVIER BARDEM FOUND THE JOY IN PLAYING A REAL-LIFE CRUSADER...
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) January 6, 2005 700+ words
...Ramon Sampedro in ``The Sea Inside'' was something of...his life with dignity, Bardem would arrive on set at...of recognition,'' Bardem says.) After the Oscar...calling with ``The Sea Inside.'' ``I've always...says Amenabar who, like Bardem, lives in Madrid...
- Bardem dives into depths in 'Sea'; Character's death quest is tale of real...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times December 17, 2004 700+ words
...WASHINGTON TIMES "The Sea Inside" continues Javier Bardem's experimentation...S): Javier Bardem's Ramon Sampedro...life drama "The Sea Inside." [NO CREDIT...life of Javier Bardem's quadriplegic...Sampedro in "The Sea Inside." [NO CREDIT...
- Javier Bardem is one of Europe's hottest actors. [Derived headline]
- Newspaper article from: Burlington County Times May 21, 2007 700+ words
...the big skies of west Texas. Bardem plays a psychopath who dishes...movie, or a typical role for Bardem. He was nominated for an Academy...gained more plaudits for "The Sea Inside," the Oscar-winning Spanish...problems with violence," Bardem said yesterday. "Violence...
