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Reviews Counted:88
Fresh:67
Rotten:21
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: This multicultural comedy captures the chaos and excitement of being young.
Theatrical Release:May 16, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $3,752,818
Synopsis: A fresh comedy from the new Europe, L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE is the story of a young man who, through cosmopolitan adventures and comic tribulations, finds his own unexpected place in a mixed-up,... [More]
Starring: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Judith Godreche, Kelly Reilly
Director: Cedric Klapisch
Presents an appealing and persuasive picture of European integration, in which national differences, which once sparked military and political conflict, are preserved because they make life sexier and more interesting.
Top CriticIt's a situation looking for comedy, which Klapisch and his young cast only occasionally deliver.
Top CriticKlapisch has assembled a capable, colorful cast and uses Amélie-esque photographic techniques (fast motion, split-screen, etc.) to good effect.
A pleasure for anyone looking back or forward to the experience of leaving home for the first time.
Soft, sugary and sitcomish confection.
Top CriticThe movie is clever, stylish, and full of fun, beautiful people that you wouldn't mind sharing a flat with, especially in an incredible city like Barcelona.
The real stars of the film are Francois Emmanuelli's vibrant production design, Klapisch's flair with inventive optical effects and above all Barcelona itself, captured here in all its baroque brilliance.
A lighthearted, good-natured motion picture that contains enough humor to leaven the tone and keep the drama from becoming too serious.
Top CriticThe film snaps, crackles and pops with visual ingenuity.
Top CriticL'auberge espagnole is so full and nourishing that even with a two-hour-plus running time, it's sad to see it end.
Top Critic[Klapisch] lets Xavier's year abroad unfold with the right wandering touch of pleasure, nostalgia, and wistful exploration.
Top CriticCédric Klapisch has been compared to Truffaut, but the new-waver's weakness for glib sentimentalism seems to have left the biggest impression on L'Auberge Espagnole.
It's a sometimes likeable little film. But, like a small plane that never obtains liftoff, the movie seems happy to spend all of its time just taxiing around the runway.
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Despite the presence of a talented and youthful ensemble cast, and some playful directorical touches involving split-screens and speeded-up footage, it remains only modestly entertaining.
A terrifically entertaining comedy illustrating the view that people of diverse nationalities can get along famously with one another.
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