Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

出生 : 1969-03-01, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

略歴

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor from the Canary Islands. He is best known for his role in the 2007 film No Country for Old Men, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor portraying the psychopathic assassin Anton Chigurh. He has also received critical acclaim for roles in films such as Jamón, jamón, Carne trémula, Boca a boca, Los Lunes al sol, Mar adentro, and Skyfall, for which he received both a BAFTA and a SAG nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Bardem has also won a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA, five Goya Awards, two European Film Awards, a Prize for Best Actor at Cannes and two Volpi Cups at Venice for his work. He is the first Spaniard actor to be nominated for an Oscar (Best Actor, 2000, for Before Night Falls), as well as the first Spanish actor to win an Academy Award. He received his third Academy Award nomination, and second Best Actor nomination, for the film Biutiful.

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Javier Bardem
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参加作品

Walking Fernando
Fernando
A deadbeat travel agent is convinced by a goldfish to break him out of the office he's been stuck in for years.
デューン 砂の惑星PART2
Stilgar
その惑星を制する者が全宇宙を制すると言われる砂の惑星デューンで繰り広げられたアトレイデス家とハルコンネン家の戦い。ハルコンネン家の陰謀により一族を滅ぼされたアトレイデス家の後継者ポールは、ついに反撃の狼煙を上げる。砂漠の民フレメンのチャニと心を通わせながら、救世主として民を率いていくポールだったが、宿敵ハルコンネン家の次期男爵フェイド=ラウサがデューンの新たな支配者として送り込まれてくる。
リトル・マーメイド
King Triton
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
シング・フォー・ミー、ライル
Hector P. Valenti
ニューヨーク。何をやっても上手くいかず、ショービジネス界から追放寸前のショーマンのヘクターは、自分の人生を変えてくれる、驚きに満ちた、まるで魔法のような「何か」を探していた。ヘクターが路地に佇むある古びたペットショップに足を踏み入れると、店の奥からほのかに歌声が聴こえてくる。人の声とも違う、何とも不思議で、魅惑的な歌声。その声をたどって引き寄せられるように店の奥へと進み、山積みされたケージをかき分けると、歌っていたのはなんと、<一匹の子ワニ>だった――。
Look at Me
Rehearsals for a fundraising gala become the arena for a struggle between two men; one, the gala director and the other, a richly talented but unstable rock drummer. As their battle for expression and control escalates against a relentless rhythmic backdrop, their public and private selves explosively collide.
愛すべき夫妻の秘密
Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
DUNE/デューン 砂の惑星
Stilgar
アトレイデス家の後継者、ポール。彼には”未来が視える”能力があった。 宇宙帝国の皇帝からの命令で、その惑星を制する者が全宇宙を制すると言われる、 過酷な《砂の惑星デューン》へと移住するが、それは罠だった…。 そこで宇宙支配を狙う宿敵ハルコンネン家の壮絶な戦いが勃発!! 父を殺され、巨大なサンドワームが襲い来るその惑星で、全宇宙のために立ち上がるー
The Good Boss
Julio Blanco
Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.
ジェームズ・ボンドとして生きる
Self (archive footage)
Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming 25th film No Time To Die, Craig shares his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
The Roads Not Taken
Leo
The film follows 24 hours in the life of father and daughter Leo and Molly, as they weave their way around New York City, until their ordinary but stressful day takes on a hallucinatory and epic quality.
Sanctuary
Javier Bardem
Sanctuary tells the story of a campaign by Greenpeace, for whom the Bardems currently act as Antarctic ambassadors, to preserve the Southern Ocean. Knowing that there's no replacement for first-hand experience, Javier and Carlos travel to the continent with a team of scientists to learn about its astonishing diversity of ecosystems, and the role of oceans in reducing carbon dioxide.
Sanctuary
Producer
Sanctuary tells the story of a campaign by Greenpeace, for whom the Bardems currently act as Antarctic ambassadors, to preserve the Southern Ocean. Knowing that there's no replacement for first-hand experience, Javier and Carlos travel to the continent with a team of scientists to learn about its astonishing diversity of ecosystems, and the role of oceans in reducing carbon dioxide.
Querido Fotogramas
Himself
The 70th anniversary of the “Fotogramas” magazine comes in the shape of a sentimental voyage through the history of Spanish cinema thanks to a mosaic of voices represented by people who make films, those who write them and those who consume them. The documentary pays tribute to the readers of “Fotogramas” helped by the leading figures of Spanish cinema, who will read to the camera the most representative letters received at its offices in the history of the magazine.
誰もがそれを知っている
Paco
Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.
Thy Kingdom Come
Producer
A priest struggling with his beliefs encounters and sympathetically listens to the stories of downtrodden locals.
Thy Kingdom Come
Father Quintana
A priest struggling with his beliefs encounters and sympathetically listens to the stories of downtrodden locals.
ラビング・パブロ
Producer
The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous journalist Virginia Vallejo throughout a reign of terror that tore a country apart.
ラビング・パブロ
Pablo Escobar
The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous journalist Virginia Vallejo throughout a reign of terror that tore a country apart.
マザー!
Him
郊外で穏やかな暮らしを送っていた夫婦の家に、謎の男が訪ねてきた。妻はその男に不信感を抱いていたが、夫は快く迎え入れた。その日から、夫婦の家には代わる代わる訪問者がやってくるようになった。「このままでは何か良からぬことが起こる」という妻の訴えを真剣に取り上げようとしない夫だったが、彼女の不安はやがて現実のものとなった。
パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン/最後の海賊
Captain Armando Salazar
孤高の海賊ジャック・スパロウが最も恐れる存在“海の死神”サラザールが解き放たれた。サラザールはジャックに復讐を果たすため執拗に行方を追っていた。サラザールを阻止できるのは伝説の秘宝<ポセイドンの槍>だけ。一方、幽霊船に捕らわれた父ウィルを救うためにヘンリーが探していたのも<ポセイドンの槍>だった。そして、その在処を示す日記を持つ美しき天文学者カリーナ。それぞれの思惑が絡み合う中、危険な冒険の旅が始まる。しかし、予想外の運命のいたずらが彼らの行く手に待ち受けていたのだった。
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Self (archive footage)
A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.
Bigas x Bigas
Executive Producer
Javier Bardem produces this documentary on the larger-than-life director Bigas Luna, compiled from over 600 hours of his personal video-diaries to reveal his most intimate side.
The Last Face
Dr. Miguel Leon
Miguel, a heroic Spanish doctor, puts himself in harm's way to deliver medical treatment to the victims of military uprisings in Africa.
ザ・ガンマン
Felix Marti
極秘暗殺作戦に参加した、元特殊部隊最強の暗殺者。計画は闇に葬られたはずが、彼の命を狙う魔の手が迫る。真相を突き止めるため、男は再び銃を手にして戦いへ。
オートマタ
Blue Robot (voice)
太陽風の増加が原因で砂漠化が進み、人類存亡が迫りつつある2044年。人間に代わる労働力としてオートマタと呼ばれる人工知能搭載ロボットが人々の生活に浸透していた。さらに、生命体に危害を加えない、自身で修理・改善しないというルールが製造時に組み込まれており、人間との共存に支障が出ないシステムが確立されていた。そんな中、オートマタ管理者ジャックは彼らが自発的に修理を行っていたのを知って驚く。その首謀者と目的を探る彼だが、思わぬ事実に突き当たる。
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Self
A 13-segment documentary examining production aspects of "The Counselor" (2013): Tragic Consequences A Different Southwest The Counselor Pool Party Reiner Laura Malkina Polo Club Lensing the Dark World Westray Downward Spiral The Cheetahs The Bolito
悪の法則
Reiner
メキシコ国境付近の町で弁護士をしている通称カウンセラーは、恋人ローラとの結婚も決まり人生の絶頂期にあった。彼は実業家のライナーと手を組み、裏社会のブローカー、ウェストリーも交えて新ビジネスに着手する。その仕事は巨額の利益を生むはずが……。
Scorpion in Love
Solis
Julian (Álex González) and his friend Luis (Miguel Angel Silvestre) are two neighborhood boys who are part of a gang of violent neo-Nazis, led by Solis (Javier Bardem). After start training in a gym, Julian is transformed gradually thanks to the discipline of boxing, the nobility of his coach (Carlos Bardem) and the love of a young latin girl (Judith Diakhate). All of this takes away from the group, but Luis is not ready to accept that leave the "herd".
L'Agent
Construction Worker
A man walks through a house filled with beautiful women.
007 スカイフォール
Silva
「007」をコードネームに持つMI6のエージェント、ジェームズ・ボンドは新人女性エージェントのイヴとともにトルコでの作戦に参加していた。その最中、MI6の工作員が殺され、各国のテロ組織に潜入している全てのNATOの工作員の情報が収められたハードディスクが奪われた。ボンドはディスクを取り戻すべく、実行犯であるフランス人傭兵パトリスを追跡する。MI6部長・Mの指令により、ボンドと列車の上で格闘しているパトリスを狙ってイヴが撃った銃弾はボンドに当たり、ボンドは峡谷に落下し行方不明となる。 数ヶ月後。ボンドは公式に死亡が認定され、Mは情報漏洩の責任を問われ情報国防委員会の新委員長であるギャレス・マロリーから引退を勧められる。それは事実上の更迭勧告だった。その提案を拒絶するMだったが、その直後にMのコンピュータが何者かによってハックされる。さらにMI6本部も爆破され、多くの職員が犠牲となった。このニュースは僻地で秘かに過ごしていたボンドも目にするところとなり、ボンドはロンドンに戻る。00(ダブルオー)要員への復帰テストに臨むボンドだったが、成績は惨憺たるものであった。復帰に懐疑的なマロリーの意見を一蹴し、Mはボンドの職務復帰を承認する。ボンドは自身の肩に残っていた弾丸の破片からパトリスを特定し、新任の兵器開発課長・Qから装備を受け取ってパトリスの向かう上海へ赴く。
トゥ・ザ・ワンダー
Father Quintana
After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.
Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony
Producer
The political upheaval in North Africa is responsibility of the Western powers —especially of the United States and France— due to the exercise of a foreign policy based on practical and economic interests instead of ethical and theoretical principles, essential for their international politic strategies, which have generated a great instability that causes chaos and violence, as occurs in Western Sahara, the last African colony according to the UN, a region on the brink of war.
Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony
Self - Narrator
The political upheaval in North Africa is responsibility of the Western powers —especially of the United States and France— due to the exercise of a foreign policy based on practical and economic interests instead of ethical and theoretical principles, essential for their international politic strategies, which have generated a great instability that causes chaos and violence, as occurs in Western Sahara, the last African colony according to the UN, a region on the brink of war.
14 Actors Acting
Himself
This year's great performers striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema.
BIUTIFUL ビューティフル
Uxbal
バルセロナの片隅で、二人の幼い子供たちとひっそりと暮らしているウスパル。ある日、突然の末期ガン宣告を受けた彼は、余命の2ヶ月を子供たちのために生きようと決意する。巨匠イニャリトゥ監督が放つ感動作。
食べて、祈って、恋をして
Felipe
ライターのリズは旅行先のバリで、手相を占える薬剤師のもとを訪れる。リズは歯の抜けた人のよさそうな薬剤師から、「生涯に2回結婚し、1回は短く1回は長い」「半年から一年の間にすべてを失うが、そのあと再び取り戻せるから安心するように」などと言われる。 帰国したリズに、夫のスティーヴンは仕事をやめて大学で学び直したいと言う。ふたりはマイホームを買ったばかりで、リズは夫との将来と価値観の違いに激しい不安を抱くようになる。リズは生まれて初めて真面目に神に祈った結果、離婚を決意する。 家を出て親友のデリア夫婦のもとに転がり込んだリズは、離婚協議がすすむなか、自分が執筆した芝居に出演する28歳のハンサムな俳優デヴィッドと出会う。ふたりは付き合うようになり、リズはデヴィッドのアパートに住むようになるが、夫を忘れるための恋は次第にうまくいかなくなる。 リズとデヴィッドは、やがて互いを罵り合うようになる。何もかもがうまくいかなくなって、途方に暮れたリズは、バリの薬剤師の言葉を思い出して、一年間をかけて外国を巡る旅に出ることを考え始める。ずっと行ってみたかったイタリアを回って、デヴィッドのヨガの導師を訪ねてインドを経由し、最後にバリの薬剤師のもとへ行く長い旅の計画に、親友のデリアは反対する。それでもリズは、周囲の反対を押し切って、自分を見つめ直す旅に出発する。
Miloš Forman - What Doesn't Kill You…
Self
それでも恋するバルセロナ
Juan Antonio Gonzalo
バルセロナを舞台に四角関係の恋愛を描いたロマンティック・コメディ。アメリカ人女性ふたりとスペイン人の画家、そして彼の元妻が各々の個性や恋愛観のもとに駆け引きを繰り広げる。スカーレット・ヨハンソンやハビエル・バルデムなどの演技に注目の一作。
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Self
A piece featuring additional cast and crew interview snippets and behind-the-scenes footage. We find comments from Joel and Ethan Coen, Jones, Bardem, Graf, Brolin, Macdonald, production supervisor Karen Getchell, associate producer Dave Diliberto and actor Woody Harrelson.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Florentino Ariza
In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.
ノーカントリー
Anton Chigurh
狩りをしていたルウェリンは、死体の山に囲まれた大量のヘロインと200万ドルの大金を発見する。危険なにおいを感じ取りながらも金を持ち去った彼は、謎の殺し屋シガーに追われることになる。事態を察知した保安官ベルは、2人の行方を追い始めるが……。
宮廷画家ゴヤは見た
Lorenzo Casamares
【アマデウス】の名匠、ミロス・フォアマン監督がハビエル・バルデム、ナタリー・ポートマン共演で描いた歴史ドラマ。18世紀末のスペインを舞台に、宮廷画家・ゴヤが描いた2枚の肖像画に込められた神父と少女のスキャンダラスな愛の行方を綴る。
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión
Himself
What we tend to identify with the acting profession has little to do with what is really this profession. Thirty-six Spanish actors reflect on their work and contrasted their experiences. As thread, the contrast between the voices of veterans and images of young theater students , for whom everything is still possible. Among the many actors are interviewed Javier Bardem, Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril, Carmen Maura, Fernando Fernán Gómez, José Luis López Vázquez, José Coronado, Emma Suarez, Alberto San Juan, Ariadna Gil, Ana Belén, Pilar Lopez de Ayala and many other.
海を飛ぶ夢
Ramón Sampedro
25歳の夏にラモン・サンペドロは、事故により首を骨折、寝たきりの生活を送る身体になってしまう。それから26年後、ラモンは自ら人生にピリオドを打つことを決意するが、弁護士フリアと村の女ローザと出会う。
コラテラル
Felix Reyes-Torrena
タクシー運転手のマックスはロサンゼルスで12年間まじめにタクシー運転手という職業をこなしていた。ある日、客として乗せた女性検事アニーとの会話をするうちにささやかだが心が通じ合い、アニーはマックスに自分の名刺を渡して車を降りる。
月曜日にひなたぼっこ
Santa
After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amador, Sergei and Reina keep in touch. They meet mainly at a bar owned by their former colleague Rico. Santa is the most superficially confident and unofficial leader of the group. A court case hangs over him relating to a shipyard lamp he smashed during a protest against the closure. José is bitter that his wife, Ana, is employed when he is not.
The Dancer Upstairs
Agustín Rejas
A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.
夜になるまえに
Reinaldo Arenas
故国で弾圧を受けアメリカに亡命したものの、のちに自殺したキューバの作家レイナルド・アレナスの生涯をジュリアン・シュナーベル監督が映画化。アカデミー賞にもノミネートされた感動作。
Second Skin
Diego
Diego is a doctor who has fallen in love with a married man with a son. Against the advice of his boss and best friend, he continues his affair with Alberto. The consequences of this affair profoundly alter not only the two men's lives, but also that of Alberto's wife.
Washington Wolves
Alberto
Alberto and Miguel have a bar, but things are not going very well. They need to get out of this black hole and they need money to do it. Alberto is divorced and alcoholic, Miguel has a big secret... Their old friend Claudio is very rich. Why not steal some of his money? Troubles grow when Claudio's wife is planning to steal this money too... The Washington wolfs, in a circus near all this, are the silent witnesses of all that happens that night.
スカートの奥で
Javier
Miranda, a sex addict, works for a radio station and is married to a cop. She signs up for therapy in order to deal with her sex addiction. Also in the group is Javier, a sex-phone junkie. The two misfits hit it off and a torid affair ensues. But things get a little complicated when Javier finds out that his phone sex trysts have been secretly taped and being distributed all over Madrid and that his ex-wife is living with his business partner. Elsewhere, while investigating a murder case, Felix discovers Miranda's affair with Javier.
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
Sultán (uncredited)
Torrente, The Stupid Arm of The Law by Santiago Segura stars Javier Cámara as a corrupt, poor, delusional, sexist, egocentric, drunk and right-winged Madrid cop named Torrente. This over the top comedy shows Torrente on his search for heroin drug dealers and the outrageous characters he passes on his way. A cult film and one of the funniest Spanish films was the most successful box-office film.
Dance with the Devil
Romeo Dolorosa
She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who dreams about a jaguar that licks her naked body and sleeps by her side. Her past is bathed in blood and weird passions. Now she's met the man of her wildest dreams. He's dark, tough and mysterious. He likes robbing banks, trafficking in corpses and spicing it all with voodoo rituals. Together, the duo sets off toward Mexico destined to become the most feared outlaws in the continent.
ライブ・フレッシュ
David
A scorned ex-convict forces himself into the lives of the couple who put him behind bars.
Airbag
José Alberto 'Amor Obsoleto'
Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a prostitute. Mafioso whorehouse owner Villambrosa finds the ring. Meanwhile Villambrosa's rival gangster Souza sends femme fatale Fatima to check things out. Juantxo and his friends are trying to get the ring back and in the process get involved in the war between gangs.
ペネロペ・クルスの 抱きしめたい!
Camillero
A woman seduces a hotel janitor to gain access to the famous musicians coming into town.
Not Love, Just Frenzy
From the land of Almodovar comes a hot new film about drugs, sex & everything else!
Extasis
Rober
Rober, Max and Ona, three young people living on the fringes of society, decide to commit a risky robbery.
Mouth to Mouth
Víctor Ventura
For financial reasons an unemployed aspiring actor works for a phone-sex enterprise. One day he receives a call from the mysterious wife of one of his best clients.
Running Out of Time
Lisardo
Days before committing an attack, Antonio, a gunman of the terrorist gang ETA who has dedicated his life to a cause he no longer believes in, meets Charo, a young drug addict who, despite the sordid environment in which she lives, still retains her innocence.
The Detective and Death
Det. Cornelio
Death never gives back what it takes. Only sometimes change one life for other
The Tit and the Moon
Benito González
A child does not stand the idea of having a new brother and dreams about drinking milk from the breasts of his mother again. The child asks the moon to bring him a tit only for him.
Golden Balls
Benito González
Benito González is a flamboyant engineer in Melilla, with a brash and pushy personality. His dream is to build the tallest building ever in the region. After his girlfriend leaves him, he devotes himself entirely to his ambitions, deciding to let nothing get in his way. He marries the daughter of a billionaire, intending to use her father's money to realise his project. Benito waltzes his way through a career of excess, fetishes and deceptions, but the personal conflicts he unleashes ultimately send his life spiraling down to disaster.
Huidos
El amante bilingüe
Limpiabotas
Joan Mares obsession for the lovely and luscious Norma Valenti takes epic proportions because he cannot let go of her. After he is injured by some skin heads, he uses his scars to pursue his life as a street musician. He devices a plan to get to Norma and she never catches on to his deceit, except she realizes that as Juan Faneca his performance in bed is exactly what she had experienced with Joan Mares because she concludes they were taught sex by the same prostitute.
Jamon Jamon
Raúl
Jose Luis is an executive at his parents underwear factory where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor. When Sylvia becomes pregnant, Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her, most likely against the wishes of his parents. Jose Luis' mother is determined to break her son's engagement to a girl from a lower-class family, and hires Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter to seduce Sylvia.
Amo tu cama rica
Antonio
Pedro goes out searching for a girl, but the night doesn't seem to be good. While he is talking with a friend, he sees Sara breaking up with a boy. He goes after her, and they end up sleeping in his house. Time goes by and they continue together. But Sara has too many men around and Pablo can't stand that. Their relation is difficult, they love each other but, at the same time, they can not be together.
High Heels
Regidor T.V.
After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebeca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebeca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel. The mother and daughter begin making up for lost time, when suddenly, a murder occurs...
The Ages of Lulu
Jimmy
Fifteen-year-old Lulu has never known any affection from her family. But when she goes to a rock concert with Pablo, a friend of the family, he introduces Lulu to her first sexual experience. Years later, Pablo and Lulu have married; Pablo has created a sheltered, private world for Lulu, into which nothing intrudes. However, Lulu tires of her cloistered existence, and begins hanging out in shady bars, looking for vicarious thrills and danger.
El poderoso influjo de la luna
Niño entre gente curiosa (uncredited)
The film is an image of the Spanish society in form of various anecdotes which happen to the inhabitants and their neighbours of a finca in Madrid.
Sherman and Pacifico
Pacifico
The humble fable of an immortal jellyfish and a curious shut-in, and the lessons they learn from one another.
Spellbound
King Solon (voice)
The story of Elian, a teenager who comes of age using her magical powers to defend her family when the opposing forces of light and darkness threaten to divide her kingdom.
Bigas Luna: La Mirada Entomòloga
An exploration of the world and the work of the most international Catalan filmmaker through the director's entomological vision and his portrayal of the characters and themes he loves and hates.