Barcelona (film)

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Barcelona
Promotional poster for Barcelona
Directed by	Whit Stillman
Produced by	Whit Stillman Antonio Llorens Jordi Tusell
Written by	Whit Stillman
Starring	Taylor Nichols Chris Eigeman Mira Sorvino
Music by	Mark Suozzo
Cinematography	John Thomas
Editing by	Christopher Tellefsen
Distributed by	Fine Line Features
Release date(s)	July 29, 1994
Running time	101 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$3,200,000 (estimated)
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Barcelona was a 1994 movie written and directed by Whit Stillman and set in Barcelona, Spain. The movie starred Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman and Mira Sorvino.

[edit] Cast

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 Schmied as Greta
Nuria Badia as Aurora Boval
Thomas Gibson as Dickie Taylor

[edit] Plot

The main character in Barcelona is a Chicago salesman named Ted Boynton, who lives and works in Barcelona in the 1980s. Ted's cousin Fred, a naval officer, unexpectedly comes to stay with him at the beginning of the film. Fred has been sent to Barcelona to handle public relations ahead of the arrival of the U.S. fleet.

The cousins have had a history of conflict since they were kids, which is referred to several times in the film. Ted and Fred develop relationships with various, single Barcelona women, and experience the negative reaction of some of Barcelona's residents to Fred's presence. Ted also faces possible problems with his American employer and the idea of attraction to physical beauty.