| | | The sexy new comedy from the director of Metropolitan!
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Commentary
Sex meets survival in this wicked romantic comedy from Whit Stillman, writer/director of the much-acclaimed hit Metropolitan. Ted Boynton (Taylor Nichols) is an American businessman looking for love. His cousin Fred (Chris Eigeman) is out for lust. Together, they launch an all-out attack to find the girl of their dreams in a city where the sexual revolution is at its peak. But when an act of terror rudely interrupts the pair's exploits, Fred's life is left hanging in the balance...and what starts as a quest for love ends as a desperate fight for life. In Barcelona, the war between the sexes is downright dangerous--and very funny!
"Sheder pleasure." Jay Carr, Boston Globe
"Two Thimbs Up!" Siskel & Ebert
"This movie is a gem!" Steven Rea, Philadelphia Enquirer
"...admirably original and often amusing" Leonard Maltion's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
An American working in Barcelona, having sworn off beautiful women, is forced to be host to his playboy cousin in this witty comedy of good intentions and mixed signals.
Plot Summary
Ted, a stiffnecked American sales representative living in post-Franco Barcelona, has grown accustomed to his conservative lifestyle. But his daily routine -- including a recent vow not to date attractive women -- is turned upside-down when his more sociable cousin Fred, a Navy lieutenant, moves in with him and refuses to leave. But rising political tensions and anti-American sentiment force these bickering boys to bond. So Fred and Ted, obsessed with women, make the best of adverse circumstances and agree to participate in the city's disco driven night-life. Maybe somewhere along the way, Fred can help his bible-quoting cousin let go of puritanical inhibitions.
| Features | Scene Access | | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Surround Stereo | | Subtitles: English, French, SPanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai | | Interactive Menus | | Mira Sorvino Interview | | Trailer | | Cast Film Highlights | | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TVs | | Commentary By Co-Stars Chris Eigeman And Taylor Nichols And Writer/Director Whit Stillman | | Alternate Endings |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 4/2/2002 |
| Running Time: 102 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1994 | | Catalog ID: 2513 | | UPC: 00053939251326 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Independent Spirit (1995) |  | John, Winner, Best Cinematography |
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| | Professional Reviews | Premiere
"...Whit's ample wit [is] once again the star of the show..." - Recommended 03/01/1995 p.92Rolling Stone
"...BARCELONA is a remarkable find: The film doesn't stop at getting your attention, it rewards it..." 08/11/1994 p.63 New York Times
"...[BARCELONA has] an offbeat, amusing specificity that is distinctive and rare....A slender, deadpan romantic comedy with its eye toward world affairs..." 07/29/1994 p.C3 Entertainment Weekly
"...Often humorous, sometimes jazzy, frequently serious, occasionally annoying, and always literate." -- Rating: B 01/20/1995 p.78 Variety
"...[This] sophisticated picture possesses a strong authorial voice and an appealing intelligence..." 06/13/1994 Los Angeles Times
"...Nichols and Eigeman handle Stillman's quirky dialogue exceptionally well..." 08/05/1994 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Stillman brings great wit and wicked humor to his subjects, but he doesn't make fun of them -- he likes them..." 08/05/1994 p.38 Washington Post 6 of 10
(Audiences will) appreciate how Stillman sympathetically treats his characters who-in most other movies-would be satirically lambasted. - Desson Howe
Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
(Director Whit) Stillman brings great wit and wicked humor to his subjects, but he doesn't make fun of them - he likes them... 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. What it also does is give voice to a generation. - Roger Ebert
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