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L'auberge espagnole (2002)

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 ...
Audrey Tautou ...
Cécile De France ...
Kelly Reilly ...
Wendy (as Keilly Reilly)
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 ...
Wladimir Yordanoff Wladimir Yordanoff ...
Irene Montalà Irene Montalà ...
Neus (as Irène Montala)
Javier Coromina Javier Coromina ...
Iddo Goldberg ...
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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 | Language | Apartment | English | Love  | 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:

(France) See more »

Also Known As:

L'Auberge Espagnole 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 Tobias is talking with William, he grabs a highlighter and a ruler to mark his textbook. In the next shot, we see him underline with a pen and the highlighter is nowhere to be seen. 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
country where their character is from. See more »


Soundtracks

"L'Auberge Espagnole"
Performed by Mathieu Dury (as Kouz-1) Feat Ardag
( Ardag / Loïc Dury (as L. Dury) / Mathieu Dury (as M. Dury) )
Simon Andrieux / Guillaume Dutrieux / Cyril Guiraud: Brass
Didier Combrouze: Guitar See more »