L'auberge espagnole

"They came from Paris, Rome, London and Berlin to… the Spanish Apartment… where a year can change a lifetime."

Jun 20 2003 R 2h 2m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.

Plot

As part of a job that he is promised, Xavier, an economics student in his twenties, signs on to a European exchange program in order to gain working knowledge of the Spanish language. Promising that they'll remain close, he says farewell to his loving girlfriend, then heads to Barcelona. Following his arrival, Xavier is soon thrust into a cultural melting pot when he moves into an apartment full of international students. An Italian, an English girl, a boy from Denmark, a young girl from Belgium, a German and a girl from Tarragona all join him in a series of adventures that serve as an initiation to life.

Written by

Cédric Klapisch

Directed by

Cédric Klapisch

Production Countries

France, Spain

Production Companies

Mate Producciones S.A., Bac Films, Ce Qui Me Meut Motion Pictures, France 2 Cinéma, Vía Digital, StudioCanal, Mate Films

Languages

Deutsch, Français, Español, English, Català, Dansk, Italiano

Awards

8 wins & 9 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
43,943
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
65
Popularity
NA