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Barcelona

Americans. Anti Americans. In love.

6.2 / 10

100 minutes

1994-07-29

Spanish

US

Actors :

Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen, Mira Sorvino, Pep Munné, Hellena Taylor, Núria Badia, Jack Gilpin, Thomas Gibson, Pere Ponce, Laura López, Francis Creighton, Edmon Roch, Diana Sassen, Àngels Bassas

Description

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.

Reviews

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9/6/2022, 6:05:43 AM

“Do you know what Dr. Johnson said? Guests, like the fish, start to stink on the third day.” “In fact, I think you'll find that I start to stink on the first day.” This exchange exemplifies the good and the bad about Barcelona; it’s full of acerbic Johnsonian sarcasm beautifully channeled by Chris Eigeman, but the third act feels more like the third day, with all that this implies. The fil...