
Barcelona with Special Guests Whit Stillman and Janet Maslin
- Tue, Apr 15
Director: Whit Stillman Run Time: 100 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 1994
Starring: Chris Eigeman, Mira Sorvino, Pep Munné, Taylor Nichols, Tushka Bergen
From filmmaker Whit Stillman comes another witty comedy featuring the kind of offbeat romantic idealists that enlivened his acclaimed Metropolitan. Taylor Nichols and Chris Eigeman (both from Metropolitan) play Ted and Fred, Americans plopped into Barcelona’s airy splendor of wine, women (including Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino) and wrongs. Ted just wants to make a go of work at his firm’s overseas branch. Fred, a Navy advance man for the Sixth Fleet, wants nothing more than whatever comes his way. What comes to both is an escapade of romance, mix-ups, political flare-ups and clever dialogue. For a charming – and skewed – look at love with a continental flair, visit Barcelona.
A Q&A with writer/director Whit Stillman and former NY Times film critic Janet Maslin follows the screening.