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L'Auberge Espagnole (2002)
L'auberge espagnole (original title)

R  122 min  -  Comedy | Romance | Drama   -  19 June 2002 (France)
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A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.

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Cédric Klapisch
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Romain Duris ...
Judith Godrèche ...
Anne-Sophie
Audrey Tautou ...
Cécile De France ...
Kelly Reilly ...
Wendy (as Keilly Reilly)
Cristina Brondo Cristina Brondo ...
Federico D'Anna Federico D'Anna ...
Alessandro (as Fédérico D'anna)
Barnaby Metschurat Barnaby Metschurat ...
Christian Pagh ...
Kevin Bishop ...
Xavier De Guillebon Xavier De Guillebon ...
Jean-Michel
Wladimir Yordanoff Wladimir Yordanoff ...
Jean-Charles Perrin
Irene Montalà Irene Montalà ...
Neus (as Irène Montala)
Javier Coromina Javier Coromina ...
Juan
Iddo Goldberg ...
Alistair
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Storyline

As part of a job that he is promised, Xavier, an economics student in his twenties, signs on to a European exchange program in order to gain working knowledge of the Spanish language. Promising that they'll remain close, he says farewell to his loving girlfriend, then heads to Barcelona. Following his arrival, Xavier is soon thrust into a cultural melting pot when he moves into an apartment full of international students. An Italian, an English girl, a boy from Denmark, a young girl from Belgium, a German and a girl from Tarragona all join him in a series of adventures that serve as an initiation to life. Written by Sujit R. Varma  

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Plot Keywords:

Student | Apartment | Language | French | English  | See more »

Taglines:

They came from Paris, Rome, London and Berlin to... l'Auberge Espagnole ...where a year can change a lifetime. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

France | Spain

Language:

French | Spanish | English | Catalan | Danish | German | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

L'Auberge espagnole - Barcelona für ein Jahr See more »

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€5,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€211,516 (Spain) (24 November 2002) (88 Screens)

Gross:

$17,301,300 (France) (19 August 2003)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

In the English subtitles, several sections are purposefully translated incorrectly to preserve the humorous nature of the film. The list of strange names around Paris is changed to "Honolulu, Punxsutawney, Piccadilly, Massachusetts, Saskatoon and Machu Picchu;" and during the scene in which Wendy mispronounces "Xavier n'est pas ici..." the English subtitles say "Xavier eez not here..." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Xavier is at the airport getting ready to leave for Barcelona, he goes to talk to Martine and then returns to his mother and picks up his small backpack. He then goes back to Martine, without his backpack, returns to his mother and picks up his backpack again. See more »

Quotes

Isabelle: It's contradictory to defend Catalan at the very moment we're creating a European Union.
Catalan Student 2: I don't agree. First of all, because we're dicussing identity. There's not one single valid identity, but many varied and perfectly compatible identities. It's a question of respect. For example, I have at least two identities: my Gambian identity, which I carry internally, and my Catalan identity. It's not contradictory to combine identities.
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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, each actor is credited along with the flag of the
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Connections

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Soundtracks

"Te Deum"
Performed by Le Choeur Symphonique de Lisbonne et l'orchestre de la Fondation Gulbenkian de Lisbonne
Directed by Michel Corboz
(Grégoire Charpentier)
(P) 1977 Erato Disque S.A.
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