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Barcelona (1994)

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Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 29
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Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 2

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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

PG-13, 1 hr. 40 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: Whit Stillman

Written By: Whit Stillman

In Theaters: Jul 29, 1994 Wide

On DVD: Apr 2, 2002

Turner Home Entertainment

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Cast

Taylor Nichols
Ted
Christopher Eigeman
Fred
Tushka Bergen
Montserrat
Mira Sorvino
Marta
Pepe Munne
Ramon
Nuria Badia
Aurora
Hellena Schmied
Greta
Thomas Gibson
Dickie
Jack Gilpin
Consul
Debbon Ayer
Betty
Frank Creighton
Frank
J. Harden Rose
Audiotape Voice
Edmon Roch
Javier
Pere Ponce
Young Doctor
Chris Eigeman
Pep Munne

Critic Reviews for Barcelona

All Critics (34) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (6) | DVD (7)

This is fairly amusing stuff-brittle, fresh, and impudent - if you can stomach all the upscale arrogance.

March 23, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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Slyly hilarious, esthetically sound and spiritually restorative.

April 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

A remarkable find: The film doesn't stop at getting your attention, it rewards it.

May 12, 2001 Comment

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

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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.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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This film is the distillation of an intriguing blend of romantic comedy, satire, drama, and philosophy.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Top Critic

Narratively, Barcelona gives itself nowhere to go.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

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The unsympathetic characters and their slight adventure story was never compelling.

September 11, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Darker and more acidic than Stillman's previous outing, this comedy, about two Americans at the end of the Cold War, could be described as Metropolitan meets Where the Boys Are meets The Year of Living Dangerously.

July 14, 2005 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Superb

May 6, 2002 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

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Whit Stillman is like Woody Allen; if Woody Allen refused to make a film a year and really concentrated on saying something new with each film his makes. Don't get me wrong, I love Woody Allen but Whit Stillman has a handle over his craft that Allen can't seem to pin down. Stillman, like Allen, is all about social

September 4, 2011