stonebuddha Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 (edited) I'd like to recommend the movie BARCELONA written & directed by Whit Stillman. This is a very witty story involving a couple of American expats living in Barcelona. That's all you need to know about the plot, I don't want to ruin it for you. The reason I think people on this board would enjoy it is because this is an unabashedly pro business movie. The protagonist is a salesman who loves his job and takes great pride in what he does. There's a great speech in which he extols the virtue of the business world. Laced with witty banter & some romance sprinkled throughout, I highly recommend it. Starring Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Mira Sorvino, & Thomas Gibson. Enjoy! Barcelona details: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0109219/ Edited April 6, 2005 by stonebuddha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.West Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 I liked Barcelona, just as I like Metropolitan before it. I wouldn't say that Barcelona was fundamentally a pro-business movie, but more of a pro-American movie, in a fairly non-philosophical way. Both of the characters were motivated by self-doubt to overcome what they perceived to be their weaknesses. I think the director saw both characters as two kinds of Americans most likely to venture abroad -businessmen and military. I found the businessman a bit too neurotic to classify as a person "loving" his job, but he was devoted to his work and was portrayed positively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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