Barcelona: A Love Untold

Barcelona: A Love Untold

Theatrical release poster

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
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

Supporting Cast

Extended Cast

Special Participation

Cameo Appearances

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

  1. 1 2 "'Barcelona: A Love Untold' worldwide gross now at P300M!". Star Cinema. October 8, 2016.
  2. "Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla will shoot new movie in Spain". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
  3. 1 2 Cheska Espina (September 27, 2016). "'Barcelona: A Love Untold' box office gross now at P200M". Star Cinema.
  4. "MCN: The Weekend Report September 25th, 2016". Leonard Klady. Movie City News. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  5. "Arthouse Audit: 'Queen of Katwe' and 'The Dressmaker' Start Slow in Multiple Theaters September 25, 2016". Tom Brueggemann. Indiewire. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  6. "MCN: The Weekend Report October 2nd, 2016". Leonard Klady. Movie City News. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  7. "United Arab Emirates Box Office September 22–25, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  8. "United Arab Emirates Box Office October 6–9, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  9. "Australia Box Office for Barcelona: A Love Untold (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  10. "TFC@TheMovies Extends "Barcelona: A Love Untold" due to Popular Demand". Lionheartv. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  11. "Barcelona USA Schedule". TFC USA. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  12. "Barcelona Canada Schedule". TFC Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  13. "Barcelona EMEA Schedule". TFC EMEA. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  14. Cruz, Oggs (September 18, 2016). "'Barcelona: A Love Untold' Review: Dull and ineffective". Rappler.
  15. Ortiz Dy, Philbert (September 15, 2016). "'Barcelona: A Love Untold' Tells Too Many Other Stories". ClickTheCity.com.
  16. Tabares, Nazamel (September 15, 2016). "MOVIE REVIEW: Barcelona: A Love Untold (2016)". Movies Philippines.
  17. c.c., Je (September 16, 2016). "Review: Kathniel's Barcelona: A Love Untold, a film of blemished beauty". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
  18. Magaru, Rod (September 17, 2016). "(Movie Review) Olive Lamasan's Barcelona Asks you to Forgive & LIVE". The Rod Magaru Show.
  19. Silvestre, Edmund (October 10, 2016). "Barcelona is an enchanting (and hit) tearjerker". Philippine Star.
  20. "'Barcelona: A Love Untold' earns P23M on its first day". Star Cinema. September 14, 2016.
  21. "Kathniel's "Barcelona: A Love Untold" Rakes ₱130M in 5 Days". LionhearTV.net. September 19, 2016.
  22. ""Barcelona: A Love Untold" reaches ₱300M, sets box office record". LionhearTV.net. October 7, 2016.

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