Barcelona: A Love Untold

Barcelona: A Love Untold
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Olivia Lamasan
Produced by	Marizel Samson Martinez
Screenplay by	Olivia Lamasan Carmi Raymundo
Starring	Kathryn Bernardo Daniel Padilla
Music by	Cesar Francis Concio
Cinematography	Hermann Claravall
Edited by	Marya Ignacio
Production company	ABS-CBN Film Productions
Distributed by	Star Cinema
Release dates	September 14, 2016
Running time	130 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino
Box office	₱300 million[1]

Barcelona: A Love Untold is a 2016 Filipino romance drama film,^[2] directed by Olivia Lamasan, starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. The film was produced and released by Star Cinema and was released on September 14, 2016.

Plot

The movie follows the story of Ely (Daniel Padilla), a young man who can't get over his past love. In Barcelona he juggles work with his studies as he aims to get his masters degree. He then meets Mia (Kathryn Bernardo), a girl who sees Spain as a fresh start. After a series of mistakes in the past, she abruptly uprooted herself from her life in the Phillipines to move forward and start anew. But the question is how? Together, they will journey to find the answers to their life-long questions, such as proving their worth, confronting the past, finding their way, and self-forgiveness.

Cast

Main cast

• Kathryn Bernardo as Maria Angela "Mia" dela Torre / Celine Antipala
• Daniel Padilla as John Elias "Ely" Antonio

Supporting Cast

• Aiko Melendez as Insiang, Ely's aunt
• Joey Marquez as Caloy Antonio, Ely's father
• Joshua Garcia as Tonying, Ely's cousin
• Ricky Davao as Robert dela Torre, Mia's father
• Maria Isabel Lopez as Belinda Alfaro, Ely's mother

Extended Cast

• Ana Capri as Jane Antonio, Ely's stepmother
• Cris Villanueva as Ben Antipala, Celine's father
• Liza Diño-Seguerra as Clara Antipala, Celine's mother
• Ana Abad Santos as Mary Anne dela Torre, Mia's mother
• Melizza Jimenez as Macky dela Torre, Mia's sister

Special Participation

• CX Navarro as Ely's stepbrother
• John Bermundo as Ely's stepbrother
• Dianne Medina as Flor, OFW recruiter in Spain
• Lei Andrei Navarro as young Ely
• Faye Alhambra as young Celine
• Patrick Sugui as Lorenz, Ely's friend
• Ignacio Rivera as The Matador
• Marta Soberano as The Flamenco Bride
• Oscar Alfaro as the Spanish Dad
• Emilio Perez as Ely's Spanish half-brother
• Nichole Morgan as Ely's Spanish half-sister
• Vince San Juan as Vince, Ely's co-worker in Barcelona
• Rianne Salvo Castro as Lorena, Mia's workmate at the Sitges resort
• Matias Cobain as Jose Antonio
• Nuria Casas as Mia's landlady
• Maria Sagana as Maria, the Filipina singer
• RJ Placino as Arjay, Ely's employer
• Antonio Sousa dA Costa as the Waiter, Plaça Real
• Maine Censon as Dorothy
• Min Bernardo as a Barcelona Señora
• Christina Sanchez Elloso as Christina, Ely's classmate

Cameo Appearances

• Cathy Garcia-Molina as Prenup Director

Soundtrack

The theme song of the film, "I'll Never Love This Way Again", was originally sung by Dionne Warwick. There are two versions of the song: one was covered by Gary Valenciano and also by Jona.

Release

The film was released on September 14, 2016 initially in 250 cinemas and was later expanded to 320 cinemas in the Philippines.^[3] The film was screened in the United States and Canada starting September 23, 2016 in 69 cinemas. It earned approximately $434,000 in its first 3 days of showing in North America.^[4][5] After 10 days, it had earned $1,100,000.^[6] In its first weekend, the movie made $182,952 in the UAE,^[7] with a total gross of $229,849 after 3 weeks of showing.^[8] In Australia and New Zealand, it made $41,585 on its first weekend of screening, with a total gross of $59,000 after 2 weeks of screening.^[9]

Due to popular demand, it was extended up to four weeks in the USA, Canada, UAE, Australia and in Barcelona.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Critical reception

Oggs Cruz of Rappler gave a negative review stating that the film is "dull and ineffective", and added that the film "feels too mechanical, too designed to work."^[14] Philbert Ortiz Dy of ClickTheCity.com rated the film 2 stars out of 5 commenting that "the [film] is just oddly constructed all around. There’s just so much to address, and the movie just doesn’t seem willing to do the work to give all these issues the time they need."^[15] Nazamel Tabares, a movie blogger for Movies Philippines also rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and went to say that "there’s nothing new in the film and nothing worth keeping after seeing."^[16] Je C.C. of Philippine Entertainment Portal reviewed the film as "still falling into the pitfalls of Star Cinema cliches, Barcelona: A Love Untold becomes a film of blemished beauty, but that is fine."^[17] On the other hand, Rod Magaru, an entertainment blogger, rated the film 9 out of 10 and called it a "masterpiece of 2016" and commended Carmi Raymundo for the way she wrote the flashbacks and added that "it is one of her best."^[18] Edmund Silvestre, New York correspondent for Philstar Global Entertainment wrote, "Barcelona is an enchanting (and hit) tearjerker."^[19]

Box office

The film earned ₱23 million on its first day of showing surpassing Imagine You and Me for the highest opening-day gross for a Filipino film for the year.^[20] The film earned 130 million pesos on its fifth day of showing.^[21] On its twelfth day of release, the film earned a total of 200 million pesos.^[3] As of 7 October, the film had a total worldwide gross of 300 million pesos.^[1][22]

References

External links

• Barcelona: A Love Untold at the Internet Movie Database
• Barcelona A Love Untold on Star Cinema website