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Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

8 films · 868 frames · top-billed in 5 · 19972024

Born 1 March 1969 · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor. In a career spanning over three decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and seven Goya Awards, in addition to a Cannes Film Festival Award and two Volpi Cups.

Bardem is the son of actress Pilar Bardem. He first became known for such Spanish films as Jamón jamón (1992), Boca a boca (1995), Carne trémula (1997), Los lunes al sol (2002), and Mar adentro (2004).

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 8 films · 868 frames · top-billed in 5 · 19972024

  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor2008
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture2007
  • BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role2008
  • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture2008
  • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role2008
  • Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor2010
  • Volpi Cup for Best Actor
  • Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead2001
  • Goya Award for Best Actor2022
  • Goya Award for Best Actor2011
  • Goya Award for Best Actor2005
  • Goya Award for Best Actor2003

How their films are shot

Measured across 868 frames from the 8 films we hold. This is the look of the work Javier takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 8 films we hold, 53% of their frames are night, 56% low key — the look of the work Javier takes.

Time of day

Night53%
Day36%
Interior6%

Lighting

Low key56%
Natural29%
Silhouette7%
High key5%

Shot size

Closeup34%
Medium29%
Wide25%
Establishing7%

Camera angle

Eye level83%
High angle9%
Low angle6%

Mood

Neutral50%
Tense23%
Lonely11%
Ominous8%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

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