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- FriendshipCollege LifeTwentysomething LifeLove and RomanceMind and SoulCouple RelationsInfidelityLove Affair more...
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- ComedyRomanceForeignDrama
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- Contemporary21st Century
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- EuropeFranceSpainCollegeCampusBarcelona
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- Date Night
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- Ensemble Cast
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- Brief NuditySexual Content
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The Spanish Apartment, 2002
French, Spanish, English, Catalan, Danish, German, Italian
France, Spain
Profile of The Spanish Apartment
The mood of The Spanish Apartment is sentimental, clever, and witty. The plot centers around college life, twentysomething life, and friendship. It is a foreign, comedy, and romance movie. Stylistically, The Spanish Apartment stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is realistic. The setting is Barcelona and France. The Spanish Apartment happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. It is especially suggested for a date night. Note that The Spanish Apartment includes brief nudity and sexual content.
Summary of The Spanish Apartment
Xavier (Romain Duris), a wayward 25-year-old French guy, is encouraged by his father's friend to study Spanish and Economics--these skills will ensure his lucrative future, and since Xavier doesn't have much keeping him in Paris, other than his hippie mother and possessive girlfriend, he flies to Barcelona to participate in a study abroad program. Upon his arrival, Xavier meets a gregarious Parisian and his laconic but beautiful wife. Initially, Xavier rejects their friendship, but the couple bails him out when he cannot find an apartment, inviting him stay on their couch. Frantic to find his own lodgings, he interviews with an eclectic group of fellow exchange students, whose are from all over Western Europe. They find Xavier to be a suitable roommate, and the fun begins as the apartment becomes a hub of international activity. Xavier begins to shed his waywardness, becoming increasingly comfortable with his passions and pursuits. Set in the magnificence of Barcelona, the film is a nostalgic travelogue through Xavier's youthful and anxious wanderings. Politically, the film explores issues of ethnicity and international stereotypes, but for the most part its story is shot through a comedic lens.
Details
| Language: | French, Spanish, English, Catalan, Danish, German, Italian |
| Country: | France, Spain |
| Release date: | 16 May 2003 |
| Runtime: | 122 min |
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as Martine
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Critics Reviews
Washington Post
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- by: Michael O'Sullivan
The Onion (A.V. Club)
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- by: Scott Tobias
Users Reviews
- 11.June.2009
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- by: jostrem
- jostrem rated this movie6/10Okay
