Barcelona (1994)
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81% of critics liked it
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75% of users liked it
(3,553 ratings)
The second film from writer/director Whit Stillman, Barcelona is a smart, urbane comedy of manners set in Spain at the tail end of the Cold War. Taylor Nichols stars as Ted, an American salesman living in Barcelona. Out of the blue, he is visited by his acidic cousin Fred (Chris Eigeman), a U.S.… More The second film from writer/director Whit Stillman, Barcelona is a smart, urbane comedy of manners set in Spain at the tail end of the Cold War. Taylor Nichols stars as Ted, an American salesman living in Barcelona. Out of the blue, he is visited by his acidic cousin Fred (Chris Eigeman), a U.S. Navy officer sent abroad to work damage control on rising anti-American sentiment. The textbook "Ugly American," Fred travels through the city in full military regalia, impervious to the constant taunts of "Fascist!" Like the similarly self-absorbed Ted, who has become involved with political activist Monsterrat (Tushka Bergen), Fred also finds romance, with a party girl played by Mira Sorvino. A brittle fish-out-of-water comedy, Barcelona is literate and sophisticated, a knowing essay on cultural identity and perception. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Directed By
- Whit Stillman
- Written By
- Whit Stillman
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy, Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Jul 29, 1994 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 2, 2002
- Studio
- Turner Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Richard Brody, New Yorker
An exquisitely composed yet fiercely combative satire (set in the eighties) of European mores as seen through the eyes of two young exemplars of the American establishment.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
This is fairly amusing stuff-brittle, fresh, and impudent - if you can stomach all the upscale arrogance.
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Slyly hilarious, esthetically sound and spiritually restorative.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
A remarkable find: The film doesn't stop at getting your attention, it rewards it.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It appears at first to be about the casual lives of young men trying to launch their careers, but eventually ... it reveals darker depths and meanings.
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Cast
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Taylor Nichols
as Ted
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Christopher Eigeman
as Fred
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Tushka Bergen
as Montserrat
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Mira Sorvino
as Marta
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Pepe Munne
as Ramon
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Nuria Badia
as Aurora
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Hellena Schmied
as Greta
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Thomas Gibson
as Dickie
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Jack Gilpin
as Consul
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Debbon Ayer
as Betty
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Frank Creighton
as Frank
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J. Harden Rose
as Audiotape Voice
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Edmon Roch
as Javier
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Pere Ponce
as Young Doctor
- Chris Eigeman
- Pep Munne
