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  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary Ted, a stuffy white guy from Illinois working in sales for the Barcelona office of a US corporation, is paid an unexpected visit by his somewhat less stuffy cousin Fred, who is an officer in the US Navy. Over the next few months, both their lives are irrevocably altered by the events which follow Fred's arrival, events which are the triv...

Directed By: Whit Stillman

Written By: Whit Stillman

  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 41 m

Barcelona

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
6.2
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Summary Ted, a stuffy white guy from Illinois working in sales for the Barcelona office of a US corporation, is paid an unexpected visit by his somewhat less stuffy cousin Fred, who is an officer in the US Navy. Over the next few months, both their lives are irrevocably altered by the events which follow Fred's arrival, events which are the triv...

Directed By: Whit Stillman

Written By: Whit Stillman

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
6 Reviews
14% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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90
After examining the rarefied world of debutante socialites with wit and obvious expertise in “Metropolitan,” Stillman opens up his artistic universe a bit more here and displays an increased ease with filmmaking craf
By Todd McCarthy FULL REVIEW
88
Unlike “Metropolitan,” which for all its brittle wit seemed clunky and stagebound, Barcelona is sharply paced and alive on the screen.
By Hal Hinson FULL REVIEW
80
Barcelona, like "Metropolitan," indulges in long, hair-splitting discussions without resorting to broad gags or worrying about wearing out its welcome.
By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW
75
There are moments of satirical humor sparked by Ted's stiff, earnest demeanor and Fred's glib, transparent conniving.
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75
I've seen Barcelona twice. It seemed deeper to me the second time. It appears at first to be about the casual lives of young men trying to launch their careers, but eventually (again, like an Allen movie) it reveals darker depths and meanings.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
70
Stillman remains a deftly funny portrait painter of the young, willfully self-involved Anglo-Saxon male.
By David Ansen FULL REVIEW
40
Barcelona does have brief flashes of brilliance.... For the most part, however, Barcelona offers nothing much interesting beyond some beautiful scenery and generally annoying characters.
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
6.2
46% Positive
6 Ratings
38% Mixed
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15% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
6.2
46% Positive
6 Ratings
38% Mixed
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15% Negative
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Production Company Barcelona Films, Castle Rock Entertainment, Fine Line Features, Westerly Film, Westerly Films
Release Date Jul 29, 1994
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline Americans. Anti Americans. In Love
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Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Torino International Festival of Young Cinema
• 1 Nomination

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