Barcelona with Taylor Nichols: DVD Cover

    Barcelona Director: Whit Stillman Cast: Taylor Nichols, Christopher Eigeman, Tushka Bergen, Mira Sorvino

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    • DVD Release Date: 04/02/2002
    • Original Release: 1994
    • Rating: Rated PG13
    • Sales Rank: 14,989

    Viewer Rating: (1 ratings)

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    Interactive menus; Cast/director film highlights; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; Languages: English, Français & Español; Subtitles: English, Français, Español & Português

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Credits [1:18]
    2. Cousin Fred [2:15]
    3. Advance Man [4:00]
    4. Yankee Deer [3:01]
    5. Leather Straps [3:18]
    6. Montserrat [3:30]
    7. Bible Dancer (Pennsylvania 6-5000) [4:31]
    8. Birth of a Salesman [2:42]
    9. Dangerous Forreign Man (You've Got What It Takes) [5:04]
    10. Physical Beauty [4:18]
    11. Burial Not at Sea [2:04]
    12. Too Early for Dancing (Everybody Limbo!) [3:02]
    13. Too Sensitive [2:22]
    14. Havana Harbor [4:54]
    15. Red Ants (Twilight Time) [4:17]
    16. Not Cut Out for It [2:23]
    17. Mouthing Off [2:27]
    18. Maneuver X [5:08]
    19. The Text [2:53]
    20. Lover Her Too [2:25]
    21. Looks Like Stealing [2:01]
    22. Shooting [1:55]
    23. Hospital [3:55]
    24. Money's Mine [3:35]
    25. Word of Montserrat [3:44]
    26. Fred Remembers [3:04]
    27. Dickie and Drucker [2:57]
    28. The Reality [3:42]
    29. Ant Analogy #2 [3:01]
    30. Chance for Happiness [2:27]
    31. Cosa de Gringos (Twilight Time) [2:08]
    32. End Credits (Everybody Limbo!) [2:48]

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    The second film from writer/director Whit Stillman, Barcelona is a smart, urbane comedy of manners set in Spain at the tail end of the Cold War. Taylor Nichols stars as Ted, an American salesman living in Barcelona. Out of the blue, he is visited by his acidic cousin Fred (Chris Eigeman), a U.S. Navy officer sent abroad to work damage control on rising anti-American sentiment. The textbook "Ugly American," Fred travels through the city in full military regalia, impervious to the constant taunts of "Fascist!" Like the similarly self-absorbed Ted, who has become involved with political activist Monsterrat (Tushka Bergen), Fred also finds romance, with a party girl played by Mira Sorvino. A brittle fish-out-of-water comedy, Barcelona is literate and sophisticated, a knowing essay on cultural identity and perception. Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

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    February 17, 2004: Although it is about two Americans in Spain during a time of anti-Americanism near the end of the Cold War, it is essentially a comedy, but a very well thought-out one, relying completely on dialogue and funny, though very conceivable situations. The main characters are cousins. One is a serious American businessman, obsessed with the business world and disillusioned with his past relationships with women; the other is a more loose, albeit patriotic Navy man stationed there for NATO purposes. The two share a resentful chemistry built upon years of childhood disagreements. Yet the tension between them and their Spanish colleagues, and their job-derived identities are the source of hilarious stuff. This is not your typical 'Jim Carey/Ben Stiller' over-the-top flick. Much like 'Seinfeld', it has a kind of humor rooted very much in real life situations. However, unlike most dramatic comedies, in which the drama feels like a cheap tactic to avoid from writing comedy, as in 'Cheers,' 'Friends' and most '80s sitcoms, this drama is moving and interesting without being overly serious.