The story takes place in the beautiful Barcelona. American girls Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Christina (Scarlett Johansson) met Juan (Javier Bardem), an artist with a bad reputation, while on vacation. After the two sisters with different personalities met Juan for the second time, the enthusiastic Christina readily agreed to Juan's invitation to spend the weekend in Oviedo, while Vicky, who was about to get married, felt deeply uneasy. Something unexpected happened in Oviedo. Cristina, who was supposed to have a night of love with Juan, was lying in bed due to illness, while the rational and realistic Vicky had a night of love with Juan. When the three returned to Barcelona again, Vicky's fiancé Doug came to accompany her, and Vicky's life seemed to return to peace. When Cristina began to fall in love with Juan and live together, Juan's ex-wife Maria (Penélope Cruz) suddenly appeared, and a strange relationship was built between the three. Thus, in the romantic European city in midsummer, a humorous and profound love story begins. At the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, Penelope Cruz won the Best Supporting Actress Award for this film.