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ComedyDramaRomance

Barcelona

- Americans. Anti Americans. In love.

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.

Release Date : 1994-07-29

Language :SpanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Castle Rock EntertainmentWesterly FilmsFine Line Features

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Taylor Nichols

Character Name : Ted Boynton

Original Name : Taylor Nichols

Gender : Male

Chris Eigeman

Character Name : Fred Boynton

Original Name : Chris Eigeman

Gender : Male

Tushka Bergen

Character Name : Montserrat Raventos

Original Name : Tushka Bergen

Gender : Female

Mira Sorvino

Character Name : Marta Ferrer

Original Name : Mira Sorvino

Gender : Female

Pep Munné

Character Name : Ramone

Original Name : Pep Munné

Gender : Male

Hellena Taylor

Character Name : Greta

Original Name : Hellena Taylor

Gender : Female

Núria Badia

Character Name : Aurora Boval

Original Name : Núria Badia

Gender : Female

Jack Gilpin

Character Name : The Consul

Original Name : Jack Gilpin

Gender : Male

Thomas Gibson

Character Name : Dickie Taylor

Original Name : Thomas Gibson

Gender : Male

Pere Ponce

Character Name : Young Doctor

Original Name : Pere Ponce

Gender : Male

Laura López

Character Name : Ted's Assistant

Original Name : Laura López

Gender : Male

Francis Creighton

Character Name : Frank

Original Name : Francis Creighton

Gender : Male

Edmon Roch

Character Name : Javier

Original Name : Edmon Roch

Gender : Male

Diana Sassen

Character Name : "Shootings in America" Woman

Original Name : Diana Sassen

Gender : Female

Àngels Bassas

Character Name : "Jazz" Woman

Original Name : Àngels Bassas

Gender : Female

Elisenda Bautesta

Character Name : "USO Bombing" Woman

Original Name : Elisenda Bautesta

Gender : Female

Andrea Montero

Character Name : 1st Trade Fair Girl

Original Name : Andrea Montero

Gender : Female

Paul Degen

Character Name : Jurgen: "People not ants"

Original Name : Paul Degen

Gender : Male

Paca Barrera

Character Name : Plain Princess

Original Name : Paca Barrera

Gender : Female

Nico Baixas

Character Name : Hangar Trumpeter

Original Name : Nico Baixas

Gender : Male

Debbon Ayer

Character Name : Betty

Original Name : Debbon Ayer

Gender : Female

Gerardo Seeliger

Character Name : Dr. Ribo - Weekending Doctor

Original Name : Gerardo Seeliger

Gender : Male

Mercè Puy

Character Name : Hospital Nurse

Original Name : Mercè Puy

Gender : Male

Rosa Grifell

Character Name : Hospital Nurse

Original Name : Rosa Grifell

Gender : Male

Francesco X. Canals

Character Name : Marta's Other Guy

Original Name : Francesco X. Canals

Gender : Male

Juan Martinez-Lage

Character Name : Terrorist Gunman

Original Name : Juan Martinez-Lage

Gender : Male

Isabel Ruiz de Villa

Character Name : Sevillanas Dancer

Original Name : Isabel Ruiz de Villa

Gender : Male

Montserat Zubiria

Character Name : Sevillanas Dancer

Original Name : Montserat Zubiria

Gender : Male

Gabriela Tubella

Character Name : Cool Barcelonan

Original Name : Gabriela Tubella

Gender : Male

Leopoldo Pomés Jr.

Character Name : Cool Barcelonan

Original Name : Leopoldo Pomés Jr.

Gender : Male

Ana Sans

Character Name : Cool Barcelonan

Original Name : Ana Sans

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Sans

Character Name : Cool Barcelonan

Original Name : Elizabeth Sans

Gender : Male

Carina Murtra

Character Name : Cool Barcelonan

Original Name : Carina Murtra

Gender : Female

Helena Garrabou

Character Name : Cool Barcelonan

Original Name : Helena Garrabou

Gender : Male

Nacho Fontcuberta

Character Name : Cool Barcelonan

Original Name : Nacho Fontcuberta

Gender : Male

Silvia Loewe

Character Name : Cool Barcelonan

Original Name : Silvia Loewe

Gender : Female

Florencio Sueldo

Character Name : Cool Barcelonan

Original Name : Florencio Sueldo

Gender : Male

Toni Priante

Character Name : Cool Barcelonan

Original Name : Toni Priante

Gender : Male

Inés Ventós

Character Name : Cool Barcelonan

Original Name : Inés Ventós

Gender : Male

George H. Beane

Character Name : Prof. Thompson

Original Name : George H. Beane

Gender : Male

James Shaw

Character Name : Schoolboy Actor

Original Name : James Shaw

Gender : Male

Stillman Finley

Character Name : Schoolboy Actor

Original Name : Stillman Finley

Gender : Male

George Andrew Johnston

Character Name : Schoolboy Actor

Original Name : George Andrew Johnston

Gender : Male

Gordon Pennoyer

Character Name : Schoolboy Actor

Original Name : Gordon Pennoyer

Gender : Male

George Sim Johnston

Character Name : IHSMOCO Salesman

Original Name : George Sim Johnston

Gender : Male

Russell Pennoyer

Character Name : IHSMOCO Salesman

Original Name : Russell Pennoyer

Gender : Male

J. Harden Rose

Character Name : Audiotape voice

Original Name : J. Harden Rose

Gender : Male

Jonni Bassiner

Character Name : Catalan Businessman

Original Name : Jonni Bassiner

Gender : Male

Alexander Mantel

Character Name : Young Ted at lake

Original Name : Alexander Mantel

Gender : Male

Gavin Kovaks

Character Name : Young Fred at Lake

Original Name : Gavin Kovaks

Gender : Male

Wayne Carney

Character Name : Jack of IHSMOCO

Original Name : Wayne Carney

Gender : Male

Joan Frank Charansonnet

Character Name : Club Dancer

Original Name : Joan Frank Charansonnet

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@tmdb28039023

2022-09-06

“Do you know what Dr. Johnson said? Guests, like the fish, start to stink on the third day.” “In fact, I think you'll find that I start to stink on the first day.” This exchange exemplifies the good and the bad about Barcelona; it’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 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 — 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 “some weird religious ceremony based on Glenn Miller” — 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, it’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, “I've seen her in all sorts of different situations and contexts” — 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 “We spend hours together on the phone, and she is so fascinating and charming”). 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, “you see a beautiful girl and immediately you’re subject to all these emotions … you haven't even talked to the girl, and you already want to get married and spend the rest of your life with her”. 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 doesn’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."