Woman on Top |  | Director: Fina Torres
Actors: Penélope Cruz, Murilo BenÃcio, Harold Perrineau, Mark Feuerstein, John de Lancie
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 6715
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
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): 0.3
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
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Product Description
Isabella, a Brazilian chef, moves to San Francisco when her husband cheats on Isabella because of her motion sickness.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 15-APR-2003
Media Type: DVD
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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 Penélope Cruz (All About My Mother) plays Isabella Oliveira, a Brazilian chef who falls madly in love with, and marries, a dashing waiter (Murilo Benício). 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
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 woman on top really cute love story January 18, 2010
S. Voss (Portland ,Or)
Love this movie she is in love with hubby but he strays once , she leaves and gets a job cooking on tv because she is well known as an exotic chief .than is exploited by producers , she quites good for her ! Good movie ..
Hot Hot Hot! January 10, 2010
Kelly Sanchez (Bishop, Ca USA)
A whimsical and passionate love story centered around Brazilian cooking and music, this movie will delight romance fans. This movie never made it big in the box office but will be one of my favorites for all time, primarily due to the light hearted comedy, exotic cooking and romantic music.
 Does not deserve 1 star! September 19, 2009
night book owl (Thousand Oaks, CA United States)
This disaster does not deserve even 1 star. Horrible acting - especially the husband/boyfriend seem to read their lines from a teleprompter. Screenplay is dumb and boring. The scene were half of the cities male population follows in P. Cruz fotsteps is ridiculous. Half way thru I thought this can't get any worse, guess what - IT DID! An insult to intelligent movie goers. SAVE YOUR TIME AND MONEY. Maybe eye candy for the guys - Penelope C. is beautiful, an actress she is not. r,
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!
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