英语文摘:Penelope Cruz's comedy confusion

BEIJING, Jan. 25 -- Penelope Cruz didn't realize her new movie was a comedy until filming had finished.

The 34-year-old actress - who has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of gun-wielding maniac Maria Elena in 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' - couldn't understand why people were laughing during screenings of Woody Allen's latest project.

    She said: "When we were in the middle of shooting, I felt like I was doing the most intense and disturbing drama I ever did in my career.

Actress Penelope Cruz arrives at the 66th annual Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills, California January 11, 2009.

    "I never laughed until months later, when I saw the movie with an audience. At the beginning, I remember feeling like, 'Why are they laughing?'"

    The Spanish actress - who was nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for morbid drama 'Volver' - recently finished filming musical movie 'Nine'.

    Penelope plays Carla, a beautiful seductress who at one point performs a sexy song while swinging on ropes.

    It was a role that left the actress blistered and bruised, but she loved every minute of it and was in tears on her last day of shooting.

    She said: "You carry on and forget the pain, and at the end of the day you see all the blisters and bruises.

    "I couldn't stop crying, because I had been doing dance classes and rehearsals for so many months. It's in the film and it will be there for ever, but I don't get to do it again. I was addicted to it!"

    'Nine' - which also stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Fergie, Judi Dench and Sophia Loren - is due for release in November.