Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: View Video
• VHS Release Date: July 30, 1996
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6303205674
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #587,324 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Sound & Image- by William Livingstone

tapes are attractive, well-photographed, and interesting to watch...text is quite good...Good buys...BRINGS HIGH CULTURE TO THE COUCH

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"Barcelona, archive of courtesy, the refuge of strangers... unique in its position and beauty. And although the adventures that befell me there occasioned me no great pleasure, but rather much grief, I bore them the better for having seen that city. -Cervantes, Don Quixote

Between the rugged slopes of the Pyrenees and the luxurious water of the Mediterranean lies the region of Catalonia. It has defined the vanguard of Spanish art and culture for 2000 years, while remaining inextricably bound to its glorious past and independent nature.

Barcelona... From the soaring jewel-like spires of Antoni Gaudi's "Sagrada Familia" and the winding streets of the Gothic Quarter, to the vibrant canvasses of some of histories favorite artists- Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali- to the futuristic Olympic City in Montjuic Park, Catalonia's visionary spirit is emblazoned in the culture of it's capital city.

V.I.E.W. Video is proud to present this MUSEUM CITY VIDEO, Visit the landmarks- world-known and little-known- and watch history unfold through the eyes of the artists, architects and thinkers who immortalized it with their masterpiece. Come join us and discover the splendor of Barcelona: Archive of Courtesy.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Uninspired, January 29, 2004

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Diego Banducci (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Barcelona: Archive of Courtesy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Distributed by Museum City Videos, this travel video was actually prepared by what appears to have been the Spanish equivalent of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce to promote the 1992 Olympics. Incredibly, it manages to make Barcelona look and sound boring.

A better bet (at half the length and cost) is the Super Cities tape (ASIN: 6303209777) which portrays Barcelona as the exciting and vibrant city that it really is.