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In "the last decade of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar", Ted Boynton (Taylor Nichols) is an American businessman working in Spain. He's successful, but he's suffering through a troubled love life and an identity crisis. His cousin Fred Boynton (Chris Eigeman), a naval officer, shows up in town, working as an advance man for the arrival of an American fleet. Together they tour the clubs and restaurants of Barcelona, have heated discussions about women and politics, meet lots of women, and even find themselves wrapped up in politics.
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In "the last decade of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar", Ted Boynton (Taylor Nichols) is an American businessman working in Spain. He's successful, but he's suffering through a troubled love life and an identity crisis. His cousin Fred Boynton (Chris Eigeman), (Creator/ChrisEigeman), a naval officer, shows up in town, working as an advance man for the arrival of an American fleet. Together they tour the clubs and restaurants of Barcelona, have heated discussions about women and politics, meet lots of women, and even find themselves wrapped up in politics.
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''Barcelona'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Creator/WhitStillman. It's the second installment of what Stillman has called his Doomed Bourgeois in Love series, preceded by ''Film/{{Metropolitan}}'' and followed by ''Film/TheLastDaysOfDisco''.
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''Barcelona'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Creator/WhitStillman. It's His best-known film, it's the second installment of in what Stillman has called dubbed his Doomed "Doomed Bourgeois in Love series, Trilogy", preceded by ''Film/{{Metropolitan}}'' and followed by ''Film/TheLastDaysOfDisco''.
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''Barcelona'' is a 1994 comedy, written and directed by Creator/WhitStillman. It's Stillman's best-known film.
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''Barcelona'' is a 1994 comedy, American comedy-drama film written and directed by Creator/WhitStillman. It's Stillman's best-known film.
the second installment of what Stillman has called his Doomed Bourgeois in Love series, preceded by ''Film/{{Metropolitan}}'' and followed by ''Film/TheLastDaysOfDisco''.
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The second installment of what Stillman calls the Doomed Bourgeois in Love series, after ''Film/{{Metropolitan}}'' and followed by ''Film/TheLastDaysOfDisco''
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* PresentDayPast: The story takes place in 1982, but the fashion department makes no attempt to conceal their early 90s production date.
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* PresentDayPast: The story takes place in 1982, but the fashion department makes costume, hair, and make up departments make no attempt to conceal their early 90s production date.
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* PhenotypeStereotype: Averted with blonde and light-skinned Creator/MiraSorvino and Tushka Bergen, among others, cast as Spanish natives. TruthInTelevision in that their coloring wouldn't be at all out of place in Northern Spain, which Barcelona is.
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* PhenotypeStereotype: Averted with blonde and light-skinned Creator/MiraSorvino and Tushka Bergen, among others, cast as Spanish natives. TruthInTelevision in that their coloring wouldn't be at all out of place in Northern Spain, which Barcelona is.
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* FakeNationality: American Creator/MiraSorvino and English Tushka Bergen play Spaniards Marta and Montserrat.
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* FakeNationality: American MiraSorvino Creator/MiraSorvino and English Tushka Bergen play Spaniards Marta and Montserrat.
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Spaniards are European, not Latino (term refers exclusively to the people in the Americas). Reworded to fit Phenotype Steretype.
* FakeNationality: American MiraSorvino and English Tushka Bergen play Spaniards Marta and Montserrat.
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* LatinoIsBrown: Averted, as blonde and light-skinned MiraSorvino and Tushka Bergen among others were cast as Spaniards. Of course, in reality, most Spaniards do look very European.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Ted and Fred are cousins, but very much have this relationship.
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* {{Yuppie}}: Ted fits the basic description to a T, except the "urban" part of the equation is in Europe.
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* BigBudgetBeefUp: Stillman's debut ''Film/{{Metropolitan}}'' cost $200,000. This film was a comparatively-lavish $3 million, and has lots more exterior scenes, even tossing in some flashbacks.
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* BigBudgetBeefUp: Stillman's debut ''Film/{{Metropolitan}}'' cost $200,000. This With the backing of Creator/CastleRockEntertainment, this film was had a comparatively-lavish $3 million, and million budget. Compared to its predecessor, it has lots more exterior and daylight scenes, and even tossing tosses in some flashbacks.
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In "the last decade of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar", Ted Boynton (Taylor Nichols) is an American businessman working in Barcelona. He's successful, but he's suffering through a troubled love life and an identity crisis. His cousin Fred Boynton (Chris Eigeman), a naval officer, shows up in town, working as an advance man for the arrival of an American fleet. Together they tour the clubs and restaurants of the Spanish city, have heated discussions about women and politics, meet lots of women, and even find themselves wrapped up in politics.
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In "the last decade of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar", Ted Boynton (Taylor Nichols) is an American businessman working in Barcelona.Spain. He's successful, but he's suffering through a troubled love life and an identity crisis. His cousin Fred Boynton (Chris Eigeman), a naval officer, shows up in town, working as an advance man for the arrival of an American fleet. Together they tour the clubs and restaurants of the Spanish city, Barcelona, have heated discussions about women and politics, meet lots of women, and even find themselves wrapped up in politics.
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* BlandNameProduct: Ted thinks he's going to a concert by {{Jazz}} legend Lionel Hampton, but it turns out to be a mediocre (fictional) band named Vinyl Hampton.
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** Early in the film, Fred talks about how he changed the direction of the razor when he shaves, based on a TV commercial for a razor. Toward the end, someone else suggests that he's shaving in the wrongdirection.direction.
** A few scenes after the Lionel[=/=]Vinyl Hampton mixup mentioned in Bland Name Product, an album by Vinyl Hampton gets played at a party.
** Early in the film, Fred talks about how he changed the direction of the razor when he shaves, based on a TV commercial for a razor. Toward the end, someone else suggests that he's shaving in the wrong
** A few scenes after the Lionel[=/=]Vinyl Hampton mixup mentioned in Bland Name Product, an album by Vinyl Hampton gets played at a party.
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* CassandraTruth: Fred thinks he's being followed, but when he tells Ted, Ted just dismisses it as paranoia.[[spoiler:Turns out Fred really was being followed by anti-American terrorists, who later try to murder him]].
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In "the last decade of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar", Ted Boynton (Taylor Nichols) is an American businessman working in Barcelona, Barcelona. He's successful, but he's suffering through a troubled love life and an identity crisis. His cousin Fred Boynton (Chris Eigeman), a naval officer, shows up in town, working as an advance man for the arrival of an American fleet. Together they tour the clubs and restaurants of the Spanish city, have heated discussions about women and politics, meet lots of women, and even find themselves wrapped up in politics.
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* BookAndSwitch: Probably the first time that Literature/TheBible has been used as the material ''being hidden''. Not wanting anyone to know about newfound interest in religion, Ted hides a Bible inside a copy of ''The Economist''.
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* BookAndSwitch: Probably the first time that Literature/TheBible has been used as the material ''being hidden''. Not wanting anyone to know about his newfound interest in religion, Ted hides a Bible inside a copy of ''The Economist''.
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* BookAndSwitch: Probably the first time that Literature/TheBible has been used as the material ''being hidden''. Not wanting anyone to know about newfound interest in religion, Ted hides a Bible inside a copy of ''The Economist''.
* BrickJoke: Early in the film, Fred talks about how he changed the direction of the razor when he shaves, based on a TV commercial for a razor. Toward the end, someone else suggests that he's shaving in the wrong direction.
* FamiliarSoundtrackForeignLyrics: A Spanish-language cover of "Twilight Time" by The Platters ("Hora del Crepusculo", performed by the Argentine group Los Cinco Latinos) is a recurring song throughout the film.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Whenever any of the Spanish characters tell Ted and Fred anything about America, it's always very ill-informed, inaccurate and biased.
* BrickJoke: Early in the film, Fred talks about how he changed the direction of the razor when he shaves, based on a TV commercial for a razor. Toward the end, someone else suggests that he's shaving in the wrong direction.
* FamiliarSoundtrackForeignLyrics: A Spanish-language cover of "Twilight Time" by The Platters ("Hora del Crepusculo", performed by the Argentine group Los Cinco Latinos) is a recurring song throughout the film.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Whenever any of the Spanish characters tell Ted and Fred anything about America, it's always very ill-informed, inaccurate and biased.
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* MildlyMilitary: Fred is in Spain for vague reasons and seemingly has no real responsibilities.
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* MildlyMilitary: Fred is in Spain for vague reasons and seemingly has no real responsibilities. Unfortunately, this allows rumors that he's with the UsefulNotes/{{CIA}} to circulate.
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A naval officer crashes at his troubled cousin's Barcelona apartment in TheEighties. Together they meet women and get into lots of arguments about the ColdWar.UsefulNotes/ColdWar. This is the best-known film of director Creator/WhitStillman.
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