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Barcelona

"Americans. Anti Americans. In love."

1994-07-29 Comedy 1hr 40m

During the 1980s, uptight Ted Boynton is a salesman working in the Barcelona office of a Chicago-based company. He receives an unexpected visit from his cousin Fred, a naval officer who has come to Spain on a public relations mission for a U.S. fleet. Not exactly friends in the past, Ted and Fred strike up relationships with women in the Spanish city and experience conflicts -- Ted with his employer, and Fred with the Barcelona community.

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During the 1980s, uptight Ted Boynton is a salesman working in the Barcelona office of a Chicago-based company. He receives an unexpected visit from his cousin Fred, a naval officer who has come to Spain on a public relations mission for a U.S. fleet. Not exactly friends in the past, Ted and Fred strike up relationships with women in the Spanish city and experience conflicts -- Ted with his employer, and Fred with the Barcelona community.

  • Released
    1994-07-29
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $3,200,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 40m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    EspaƱol, English
  • imdb-logo
    7
  • Production
    Castle Rock Entertainment, Westerly Films, Fine Line Features

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Whit Stillman
Director
Whit Stillman
Screenplay
Whit Stillman
Producer

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Cast

Taylor Nichols

Taylor Nichols

Ted Boynton
Chris Eigeman

Chris Eigeman

Fred Boynton
Tushka Bergen

Tushka Bergen

Montserrat Raventos
Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino

Marta Ferrer
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NĆŗria Badia

Aurora Boval
Jack Gilpin

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Thomas Gibson

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Dickie Taylor
Pere Ponce

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Young Doctor
Laura LĆ³pez

Laura LĆ³pez

Ted's Assistant
Diana Sassen

Diana Sassen

"Shootings in America" Woman
ƀngels Bassas

ƀngels Bassas

"Jazz" Woman
Elisenda Bautesta

Elisenda Bautesta

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Andrea Montero

Andrea Montero

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Paul Degen

Paul Degen

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Paca Barrera

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Nico Baixas

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Gerardo Seeliger

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MercĆØ Puy

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Sevillanas Dancer
Montserat Zubiria

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Sevillanas Dancer
Gabriela Tubella

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Cool Barcelonan
Leopoldo PomƩs Jr.

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Cool Barcelonan
Ana Sans Ā 

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Cool Barcelonan
Elizabeth Sans

Elizabeth Sans

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Carina Murtra

Carina Murtra

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Helena Garrabou

Helena Garrabou

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Nacho Fontcuberta

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Silvia Loewe

Silvia Loewe

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Florencio Sueldo

Florencio Sueldo

Cool Barcelonan
Toni Priante

Toni Priante

Cool Barcelonan
InĆ©s VentĆ³s

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George H. Beane

George H. Beane

Prof. Thompson
James Shaw

James Shaw

Schoolboy Actor
Stillman Finley

Stillman Finley

Schoolboy Actor
George Andrew Johnston

George Andrew Johnston

Schoolboy Actor
Gordon Pennoyer

Gordon Pennoyer

Schoolboy Actor
George Sim Johnston

George Sim Johnston

IHSMOCO Salesman
Russell Pennoyer

Russell Pennoyer

IHSMOCO Salesman
J. Harden Rose

J. Harden Rose

Audiotape voice
Jonni Bassiner

Jonni Bassiner

Catalan Businessman
Alexander Mantel

Alexander Mantel

Young Ted at lake
Gavin Kovaks

Gavin Kovaks

Young Fred at Lake
Wayne Carney

Wayne Carney

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A Review by tmdb28039023 5

Written by tmdb28039023 on 2022-09-06

ā€œDo you know what Dr. Johnson said? Guests, like the fish, start to stink on the third day.ā€ ā€œIn fact, I think you'll find that I start to... read more

ā€œDo you know what Dr. Johnson said? Guests, like the fish, start to stink on the third day.ā€ ā€œIn fact, I think you'll find that I start to stink on the first day.ā€ This exchange exemplifies the good and the bad about Barcelona; itā€™s full of acerbic Johnsonian sarcasm beautifully channeled by Chris Eigeman, but the third act feels more like the third day, with all that this implies. The film, about two young American cousins ā€‹ā€‹and their misadventures with the female fauna of the titular city, has another problem. The cousins, Fred and Ted, are skillfully and competently played by Eigeman and Taylor Nichols, respectively ā€” Nichols's forced verbal tics only manage to make him seem like an ersatz Woody Allen (unusual for for writer/director Whit Stillman, who tends to evoke favorable comparisons to the legendary filmmaker), although he makes up for this with a scene described by Fred as ā€œsome weird religious ceremony based on Glenn Millerā€ ā€” but the Barcelonans they get involved with are played by Australian, English, or American actresses; this is particularly jarring when it comes to the character played by Mira Sorvino, who is neither Spanish nor has the acting ability to pass for one. Applying the Italian neorealist approach, literally any randomly selected passerby on a Barcelona sidewalk would have done a better job; on the other hand, itā€™s possible that my complaint is irrelevant, especially considering that the females in the story are practically interchangeable. Even though he spends most of his time courting Marta (Sorvino), Fred ends up falling in love with Montserrat (Tushka Bergen); according to him, ā€œI've seen her in all sorts of different situations and contextsā€ ā€” situations and contexts that must have occurred in scenes written but not shot, or shot but ultimately cut (the script simply shrugs it off, mentioning towards the end that ā€œWe spend hours together on the phone, and she is so fascinating and charmingā€). Meanwhile, Ted ends up marrying Greta (Hellena Schmied), a late addition to the plot with whom Ted doesn't share much more quality time than Fred does with Montserrat. But perhaps this is precisely the point; as Ted says, ā€œyou see a beautiful girl and immediately youā€™re subject to all these emotions ā€¦ you haven't even talked to the girl, and you already want to get married and spend the rest of your life with herā€. He suffers from "a real 'romantic illusion' problem," and yearns, "instead of a fantasy built on the pretty slope of an eyebrow or the curve of an upper lip, to see the real person. Maybe even look into her eyes and see her soul." In that sense, the film is a true reflection of, as Roger Ebert put it in his review, "a vast yearning which can only be filled by a girl" that most of us experience before we reach the age of reason; sadly, Fred doesnā€™t seem to outgrow this juvenile yearning during the course of the film, and there is no indication that his relationship with Greta is less based on ciliary sloping and/or lip curvature than on the "real person."

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A Review by tmdb28039023

ā€œDo you know what Dr. Johnson said? Guests, like the fish, start to stink on the third day.ā€ ā€œIn fact, I think you'll find that I start to stink on the first day.ā€ This exchange exemplifies the good and the bad about Barcelona; itā€™s fu...

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A Review by tmdb28039023 5

Written by tmdb28039023 on 2022-09-06

ā€œDo you know what Dr. Johnson said? Guests, like the fish, start to stink on the third day.ā€ ā€œIn fact, I think you'll find that I start to stink on the first day.ā€ This exchange exemplifies the g...

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