Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a 2008 romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film features an ensemble cast including Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, and Scarlett Johansson. Its narrative centers on two American women spending summer in Barcelona, where they encounter an artist attracted to both of them while still involved with his unstable ex-wife. Shot across Barcelona, Avilés, and Oviedo, it marked Allen's fourth consecutive film made outside the United States.