Barcelona (film)

This article is about the 1994 American film. For the 2016 Philippine film, see Barcelona: A Love Untold.

Barcelona is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Whit Stillman. Set in Barcelona, the film stars Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, and Mira Sorvino.^[2][3]

Barcelona
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Whit Stillman
Written by	Whit Stillman
Produced by	Whit Stillman
Starring	Taylor Nichols Chris Eigeman Tushka Bergen Mira Sorvino Pep Munné Hellena Schmied Núria Badia Jack Gilpin Thomas Gibson
Cinematography	John Thomas
Edited by	Christopher Tellefsen
Music by	Mark Suozzo
Production company	Castle Rock Entertainment
Distributed by	Fine Line Features
Release date	July 29, 1994 (1994-07-29)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.2 million
Box office	$7.2 million[1]

Barcelona is the second film—after Metropolitan (1990) and preceding The Last Days of Disco (1998)—in what Stillman calls his "Doomed Bourgeois in Love" series. The three films are independent of each other except for the cameo appearances of some common characters.

Premise

In 1987, Ted Boynton is a Chicago salesman living and working in Barcelona. Ted's cousin, Fred, a naval officer, unexpectedly comes to stay with Ted. Fred has been sent to Barcelona to handle public relations on behalf of a U.S. fleet scheduled to arrive later.

The cousins have a history of conflict since childhood. Ted and Fred develop relationships with various single women in Barcelona and experience the negative reactions of some of the community's residents to the context of Fred's presence. Ted also faces possible problems with his American employer and with the concept of attraction to physical beauty.

Cast

• Taylor Nichols as Ted Boynton
• Chris Eigeman as Fred Boynton
• Tushka Bergen as Montserrat Raventos
• Mira Sorvino as Marta Ferrer
• Pep Munné as Ramon
• Hellena Schmied as Greta
• Núria Badia as Aurora Boval
• Jack Gilpin as the consul
• Thomas Gibson as Dickie Taylor

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Barcelona holds an approval rating of 84% based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.^[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[5]

Year-end lists

• 5th – Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News^[6]
• 7th – Yardena Arar, Los Angeles Daily News^[6]
• 8th – Todd Anthony, Miami New Times^[7]
• Top 9 (not ranked) – Dan Webster, The Spokesman-Review^[8]
• Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Steve Murray, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution^[9]
• Top 10 (not ranked) – Betsy Pickle, Knoxville News-Sentinel^[10]
• Best of the year (not ranked) - Jeffrey Lyons, Sneak Previews^[11]
• Best "sleepers" (not ranked) – Dennis King, Tulsa World^[12]