Product Details

• Actors: Mónica López, Eduard Fernández, María Pujalte, Àlex Brendemühl, Vicenta N'Dongo
• Directors: Cesc Gay
• Writers: Cesc Gay, Tomàs Aragay
• Producers: Gerardo Herrero, Marta Esteban, Miguel Ibañez Monroy
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Spanish
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Wolfe Video
• DVD Release Date: April 19, 2005
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007NMK3U
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #61,852 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "In the City" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The new film from the director of Nico & Danni. In The City is an ensemble story of a group of thirty-something friends in Barcelona who have many secrets. While single Sofia lives a fantasy life of romance and unconscious lies, Tomas is having a secret affair with one of his students. Married Irene finds herself attracted to her friend Silvia. Although the friends spend much time together, they maintain their secrets and often fail to connect. One day, however, when they come together for a meal, emotions spill over . . . Director Cesc Gay’s idea for In the City came to him at a meal with friends: a private, secret look at a group of characters who have a number of emotional experiences they never talk about.....from that inspiration came this ensemble story of a group of thirty-something friends in Barcelona.

Customer Reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Lives of Lovers, April 19, 2007

By	Amos Lassen (Little Rock, Arkansas) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

"In the City"

The Lives of Lovers

Amos Lassen and Cinema Pride

Cesc Gay directed this Spanish film, "In the City" in which he holds nothing back as the looks deeply into the lives of his characters. The lives bounce off of each other and great intensity is shown in this film. Here is a study of middle-class life in Barcelona.
Tomas is a recently divorced college professor who we first see in bed with one of his students. The girl seems to be mature and understands well that she is having an affair with an older man but all is not what we suspect. As we meet the other characters we see how the lives are all enmeshed.
Mario is an architect and Sara is an actress. When she begins acting strangely, Mario discovers that she has been having an affair with an actor in a play for which she has been rehearsing. Monica, a media worker, meets Ana, a successful photographer, by accident. Monica's marriage has been rocky of late and her friendship with Ana appears to be a diversion for her. Sofia is a lonely woman who is alone having watch life pass her by. Because of her loneliness she is led to lie about her love life. She tells her friends that she has been having an affair when in reality nothing has happened.
What we are witness to are the secrets and lies of a group of people in their thirties. Even the characters spend a great deal of time together; their lives are plagued with feelings of isolation. They speak a lot but do not communicate. There are a lot of characters and the problems are unfortunately not very interesting and nothing is resolved.
The plot never really gets off of the ground but Maria Pujalte's performance is a standout. She exquisitely captures the habit of going after the unattainable and men do not respect her. She does not accept attention fro a sensitive and real man and feels he is not up to her level. Instead she prefers to deal with what she cannot achieve.
The movie has its ups and downs and is basically a voyeuristic look at a very strange cast of characters whose relationships are tenable to say the least. Nevertheless, with all this said, it is interesting to watch even if it is unfulfilling.

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mild and laid-back movie about Barcelona couples, June 11, 2005

By	Drake-by-the-Lake "movie critic" (State of Euphoria) - See all my reviews

A laid-back, very relaxed, subdued movie, never jolting or over-dramatic. Maybe TOO relaxed. Not the worst choice of a movie for a rainy day, though best accompanied by a bottle of wine or, if you prefer, some other central nervous system depressant. Unfortunately, I consumed coffee. Instead of the MPAA rating, movies should just tell you what to eat and drink before watching.

Not much of moment really happens other than the indiscretions of several couples. I lost interest after an hour, but the thing just kept going on and on. A friend found it mildly interesting, so I listened off and on in the background, but nothing drew me back in. A yawner. No sexual/erotic/romantic fireworks.