L'Auberge espagnole

Infobox_Film
name = L'Auberge espagnole


caption = "The Spanish Apartment"
imdb_id = 0283900
producer = Bruno Levy
director = Cédric Klapisch
writer = Cédric Klapisch
starring = Judith Godrèche
Romain Duris
Audrey Tautou
music = Various Artists
cinematography = Dominique Colin
editing = Francine Sandberg
distributor = 20th Century Fox (USA)
released = May 17, 2002
runtime = 122 min.
language = French, English, Spanish

"L'Auberge espagnole" (English: "The Spanish Apartment") is a 2002 French film directed and written by Cédric Klapisch. It is about Xavier, an Economics graduate student studying for a year in Barcelona, Spain as part of the Erasmus programme, where he encounters and learns from a group of students who hail from all over Western Europe.

The title of the film literally means "the Spanish hostel", and is a French idiom for something where you get out what you put into it. It is also sometimes used to mean a busy, chaotic place. The English title of the film is "Pot Luck" in the UK and Canada; "Euro Pudding" is an international title it was given, and it is also known as "The Spanish Apartment". In Spain, where it is set, it was released as "Una casa de locos" —"Madhouse".

The film's portrayal is in the first-person perspective of the main character, Xavier, and is hence mainly narrated in French. Some of the dialogue is in English however, and a significant amount is in Spanish, as well as small amounts in Catalan, Danish, German and Italian.

The movie has a sequel, "The Russian Dolls". A third film is upcoming.

Primary cast:

*Romain Duris : Xavier
*Barnaby Metschurat : Tobias
*Judith Godrèche : Anne-Sophie
*Cécile de France : Isabelle
*Kelly Reilly : Wendy
*Audrey Tautou : Martine
*Cristina Brondo : Soledad
*Kevin Bishop : William
*Federico D'Anna : Alessandro
*Christian Pagh : Lars

oundtrack

"L'Auberge espagnole" features a diverse soundtrack, which includes:

* Radiohead - No Surprises
* Daft Punk - Aerodynamic
* "Sonia & Selena" - "Que Viva La Noche"
* Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Te Deum
* Ali Farka Touré - Ai Du
* Frédéric Chopin - Opus 64 No 2 Waltz in C sharp minor

The Movie

An early 20's French man, Xavier, leaves his girlfriend and his country for Barcelona, the Erasmus program and a potential job with the French government. Crying on the flight he meets a young "not cool" French couple and will eventually have a sexual affair with the woman. The real story is the apartment Xavier finds. English, American, French, Belgium, Spanish, Italian, German, and Scandinavian are represented. The remainder of the movie is based on their interactions leaving enough for the sequel "The Russian Dolls".

Awards

Win:
*César Award for Most Promising Actress — Cécile de France

Nominations:
*César Award for Best Film
*César Award for Best Director — Cédric Klapisch
*César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Judith Godrèche
*César Award for Best Screenplay — Cédric Klapisch
*César Award for Best Editing — Francine Sandberg

ee also

* The Russian Dolls

External links

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