Barcelona

"Americans. Anti Americans. In love."

Jul 29 1994 PG-13 1h 41m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

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 trivial stuff of a comedy of manners at first but which gradually grow increasingly dramatic.

Written by

Whit Stillman

Directed by

Whit Stillman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Barcelona Films, Castle Rock Entertainment, Fine Line Features, Westerly Films

Languages

Español, English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
7,044
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
74
Popularity
NA