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Barcelona Details

1994 Certificate TBC
  • Rated:
  • 60
  • from 36 members

When cousins Ted (Taylor Nichols)and Fred Boynton (Chris Eigeman) hit Barcelona, the sexiest city in the world, the possibilities – and the beautiful girls – are endless. But without warning, international intrigue interrupts the pair's romantic pursuits... and what follows is a dangerously sexy comedy that explores life, .. Read more

Starring Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Mira Sorvino, Tushka Bergen
Director Whit Stillman
Genres Romance

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Barcelona

When cousins Ted (Taylor Nichols)and Fred Boynton (Chris Eigeman) hit Barcelona, the sexiest city in the world, the possibilities – and the beautiful girls – are endless. But without warning, international intrigue interrupts the pair's romantic pursuits... and what follows is a dangerously sexy comedy that explores life, liberty, and the labours of love.

Starring Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Mira Sorvino, Tushka Bergen
Director Whit Stillman
Certificate Certificate TBC
Genres Romance
Language DVD: English, Spanish
Released DVD: not available
Production year: 1994
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (2) of Barcelona

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Louche observation, tart dialogue and droll wit are director Whit Stillman's hallmarks, and they're all astutely called on in this sophisticated rumination on the sex and social lives of two American cousins living in the cosmopolitan Spanish city during the 1980s. Solemn salesman Taylor Nichols and loudmouth navy officer Christopher Eigeman clash with each other as much as the foreign culture while roaming the Ramblas and seducing the senoritas in a spot-on view of the Eurotrash disco scene. Crafted with care for the literary-minded and covering an interesting political canvas, Stillman's modern comedy of manners comes between Metropolitan and The Last Days of Disco in his urban romance trilogy.

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  • Writer/director Stillman again casts an affectionate eye on the foibles of preppy young Americans, this time two... read more on Time Out

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  • Rated - 1 star

    YAWN

    A big yawn. Ham acting. Not very sexy unless you are the sort of girl who likes good looking unshaven Spaniards who know it.

      • A customer from england
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    Good prospects for Bad Education

    • 10 Dec 2004

    Pedro Almodovar's Bad Education looks set to sweep the floor at this year's European Film Awards with seven nominations. The Spanish film is tipped for best director and best screenwriter prizes among others at the ceremony in Barcelona tomorrow night. Mike's Leigh's gritty film about abortion, Vera Drake, is also among the nominees, with lead Imelda Staunton up for best actress. Britain's lovey director Richard Curtis, the man behind Love Actually and Notting Hill, is tipped for the popular... Read more

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    • Barcelona
      When cousins Ted (Taylor Nichols)and Fred Boynton (Chris Eigeman) hit Barcelona, the sexiest city in the world, the possibilities – and the beautiful girls – are endless. But without warning, international intrigue interrupts the pair's romantic pursuits... and what follows is a dangerously sexy ...