Woman on Top | 
| Director: Fina Torres
Actors: Penelope Cruz, Murilo Benicio, Harold Perrineau, Mark Feuerstein, John De Lancie
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
Buy Used: $1.62
You Save: $8.36 (84%)
New (36) Used (43) from $1.62
Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 14512
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2004885D
UPC: 024543048855
EAN: 0024543048855
ASIN: B000067J24
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: April 15, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Woman on Top pretends to be your standard fish-out-of-water romantic comedy laced with touches of magic realism. When you break it down and look at its elements, however, it turns out to be different than most, which is good. Hot Spanish star Penelope Cruz (All About My Mother) plays Isabella Oliveira, a Brazilian chef who falls madly in love with, and marries, a dashing waiter (Murilo Benicio). Throughout her life she's been a victim of motion sickness, and the only way she can overcome it is by being in control, whether it's driving or being on top during sex. Her husband starts to feel that as a threat to his Latin masculinity, and when he steps out on her, she catches him. She decides to leave Brazil and stop loving him, ending up in San Francisco with an old friend (Harold Perrineau Jr.), now a drag queen. There she meets a nice guy-television producer (Mark Feuerstein), who sets her up with her own cooking show. Normally in this kind of movie his character would be the perfect antidote for her heartbreak, but he ends up more seduced by the success of her cooking show than by her. When her husband shows up, she becomes trapped in a love triangle where both men are deeply flawed. Can she forgive her husband's infidelity and fall back in love with him? Forget the answer. The fact that the question is being asked separates Woman on Top from the other broad, romantic comedies that share its tone. Plus it's chock-full of seductive Brazilian music. --Andy Spletzer
Product Description
A gorgeous chef (cruz) arrives in san francisco and ends up starring in her own hit tv cooking show. But when her producer falls in love with her and her ex-husband comes to town she cooks up a recipe for sexy fun. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 04/15/2008 Starring: Penelope Cruz Run time: 92 minutes Rating: R
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 41 more reviews...
 Did not receive item June 3, 2009
Madrica L. Nettles
The product was defective so the seller did not send the item. I will try to order it from another seller.
 DVD came very quickly May 3, 2009
T. Rugless
The DVD came within a week after I ordered it. I am very happy with the seller!
Magical Romanticism at its best March 5, 2009
Valle Menier (San Francisco, CA USA)
Don't want to bore you with technicalities just watch it. Here it is in a nutshell. A man, a woman, delicious brazilian food, Bahia (Brazil), San Francisco and...a Goddess!!! Just delicious!!! Oh! and... did I mention Love?!
 Totally delightful Penelope Cruz January 31, 2009
Kirsten Weinoldt (West Boylston, MA United States)
It's a story about an unsinkable woman who flees a bad relationship in Brazil and ends up in San Francisco, where she cooks up a storm of wonderful Brazilian food for the locals. Beautifully shot in San Francisco and my favorite Brazilian city, where I am at home, Salvador. Cruz shines and inspires.
Simple, yet satisfying September 9, 2008
Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL)
Fantastic Brazilian soundtrack on this lightweight romance comedy. Told like a folk tale, the movie's plot is silly but fun. Penelope Cruz is unbelievably cute. Not for women only. It's a great diversion and won't hurt your head. Watch it.
|
|
|
