Fresh
An exquisitely composed yet fiercely combative satire (set in the eighties) of European mores as seen through the eyes of two young exemplars of the American establishment.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Barcelona
Americans. Anti Americans. In love.
1994 · 1h 40m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Whit Stillman
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Barcelona
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.
Director and cast
- Whit Stillman Director
- Taylor Nichols as Ted Boynton
- Chris Eigeman as Fred Boynton
- Tushka Bergen as Montserrat Raventos
- Mira Sorvino as Marta Ferrer
- Pep Munné as Ramone
- Hellena Taylor as Greta
- Núria Badia as Aurora Boval
- Jack Gilpin as The Consul
- Thomas Gibson as Dickie Taylor
- Pere Ponce as Young Doctor
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is fairly amusing stuff-brittle, fresh, and impudent - if you can stomach all the upscale arrogance.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Slyly hilarious, esthetically sound and spiritually restorative.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
A remarkable find: The film doesn't stop at getting your attention, it rewards it.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
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.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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