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Barcelona

1994 · 100 min

A dry, talky comedy of manners that ambles through expatriate life with wit and gentle melancholy.

Directed by: Whit Stillman
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen

Tagline: Americans. Anti Americans. In love.
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Whit Stillman
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
family
class
politics
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
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Humour	7
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Directed by: Whit Stillman
Written by: Whit Stillman
Starring: Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen, Mira Sorvino, Pep Munné, Hellena Taylor, Núria Badia, Jack Gilpin
Music: Mark Suozzo
Cinematography: John Thomas
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: Spanish, English

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