The Spanish Apartment (2002) (original) (raw)
Original title
L'auberge espagnole (The Spanish Apartment)aka
AKA
- Pot Luck
- L'auberge espagnole
Year
2002
Running time
120 min.
Country
France
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production France-Spain;
Genre
Romance. Comedy. Drama | Comedy-Drama. Friendship
Synopsis
Xavier is a 27-year-old Parisian who decides to go to Barcelona for the last year of his university studies in economic sciences. The day he goes to Spain his mother and his girlfriend go with him to the airport. It’s quite clear that Xavier is relieved to leave his mother but sad to be separated form his girlfriend Martine. When he arrives in Barcelona he looks for a place to live and finally finds a flat in the centre which he shares with 6 people each from a different European country. All of them are in the same situation; all of them are studying in Barcelona through the European university exchange scheme, ERASMUS.
Awards
2002: Gijon Film Festival: Official Selection
2002: César Awards: Most Promising Actress (De France). 6 Nominations
2002: European Film Awards: Nominated for Audience Award Best Director
2002: Gijón Film Festival: nominated to Best Feature Film.
Critics' reviews
- "Yet another example of writer/director Klapisch's way of finding fresh new insights within the most mundane of circumstances."
- "It features four of the most erotically and emotionally delectable female performances I have seen in one film this year."
- "Much of the charm of this film is in its understanding of the great fluidity of romantic relationships -- especially before people decide to settle down."
- "Despite the movie's lack of narrative discipline, it grows on you, in part because it's so easy to identify with these characters."
- "Warm without sentimentality, funny without jokes, rich in character without caricature, it hits that rare spot where we receive intense pleasure at the recognition of truth"
- "It's a movie that feels rich in possibility, like the time of life it depicts, and creates a sunniness that lingers long after the credits roll."
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Ranking Lists Position
- 96 My Top 10 Movies from 2002 (19)
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