Barcelona: A Love Untold | |
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Directed by | Olivia Lamasan |
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Cinematography | Hermann Claravall |
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Music by | Cesar Francis Concio |
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Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Countries | Philippines Spain |
Language | Filipino |
Box office | ₱321 million [1] |
Barcelona: A Love Untold is a 2016 Philippine 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. [3]
The film was awarded Best Picture at the 65th FAMAS Awards in 2017.
Ely (Daniel Padilla) cannot get over his past love. In Barcelona, he juggles work with his studies as he aims to get his master's 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 uproots herself from life in the Philippines to move forward and start anew. But the question is how?
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.
The film was released on September 14, 2016 initially in 230 cinemas and was expanded to 250 cinemas for its second day and eventually in 320 cinemas for its succeeding days. [4] 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. [5] [6] After 10 days, it had earned $1,100,000. [7] In its first weekend, the movie made $182,952 in the UAE, [8] with a total gross of $229,849 after 3 weeks of showing. [9] 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. [10]
Due to popular demand, it was extended up to four weeks in the USA, Canada, UAE, Australia and in Barcelona. [11] [12] [13] [14]
Oggs Cruz of Rappler gave a mixed review, calling it "a beautiful film" but also "dull and ineffective" and that it "feels too mechanical, too designed to work." Yet he complimented the "overflowing" musical score. [15] Philbert Ortiz Dy of ClickTheCity.com rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, saying "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." [16] Nazamel Tabares, a movie blogger for Movies Philippines, also rated the film 2 stars out of 5, saying that "there’s nothing new in the film and nothing worth keeping after seeing." [17] Je C.C. of Philippine Entertainment Portal said of the film, "Still falling into the pitfalls of Star Cinema cliches, Barcelona: A Love Untold becomes a film of blemished beauty, but that is fine." [18] On the other hand, Rod Magaru, an entertainment blogger, rated the film 9 out of 10 and called it a "masterpiece of 2016." He commended Carmi Raymundo for the way she wrote the flashbacks and added that "it is one of her best." [19] Edmund Silvestre, New York correspondent for Philstar Global Entertainment wrote, "Barcelona is an enchanting (and hit) tearjerker." [20]
A film review published in Bandera of Philippine Daily Inquirer noted that Barcelona: A Love Untold is not just a kilig movie, giving it 8 out of 10 points. [21] Maureen Marie Belmonte of Push said Barcelona: A Love Untold marks a new era for Kathryn and Daniel because it makes moviegoers appreciate them not just as a bankable love team, but also as bona fide dramatic actors who have successfully gotten past their teenybopper roles. [22]
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. [23] The film earned 130 million pesos on its fifth day of showing. [24] On its twelfth day of release, the film earned a total of 200 million pesos. [4] By 4 October, the film had already grossed at least ₱300 million. [25]
The film gross ₱321 million as of 8 October [1]
Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | 2017 Box Office Entertainment Awards | Box Office King | Daniel Padilla | Won | [26] |
Box Office Queen | Kathryn Bernardo | Won | |||
Most Popular Screenwriter | Olivia Lamasan and Carmi Raymundo | Won | [27] | ||
33rd PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | Daniel Padilla | Won | [28] | |
Movie Love Team of the Year | KathNiel | Won | [29] | ||
Movie of the Year | Barcelona: A Love Untold | Nominated | [30] | ||
Movie Director of the Year | Olivia Lamasan | Nominated | |||
Movie Screenwriter of the Year | Carmi Raymundo and Olivia Lamasan | Nominated | |||
Movie Cinematographer of the Year | Hermann Claravall | Nominated | |||
Movie Production Designer of the Year | Shari Marie Montiague | Nominated | |||
Movie Editor of the Year | Marya Ignacio | Nominated | |||
Movie Musical Scorer of the Year | Cesar Francis Concio | Nominated | |||
Movie Sound Engineer of the Year | Aurel Claro Bilbao | Nominated | |||
Movie Actress of the Year | Kathryn Bernardo | Nominated | |||
57th Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Film | Barcelona: A Love Untold | Nominated | ||
Alta Media Icon Awards 2017 | Best Actress | Kathryn Bernardo | Won | ||
Best Actor | Daniel Padilla | Won | |||
4th Urduja Film Festival | Movie of the Year (Romance) | Barcelona: A Love Untold | Won | [31] | |
Best Actor | Daniel Padilla | Nominated | [32] | ||
65th FAMAS Awards | Best Picture | Barcelona: A Love Untold | Won | [33] | |
Best Director | Olivia M. Lamasan | Won | |||
Best Production Design | Shari Marie Montiague | Won | |||
Best Actor | Daniel Padilla | Won | [34] | ||
Best Actress | Kathryn Bernardo | Nominated | [35] | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Joshua Garcia | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Aiko Melendez | Nominated | |||
Best Story | Carmi Raymundo & Olivia M Lamasan | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Carmi Raymundo & Olivia M Lamasan | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Hermann Claravall | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Marya Ignacio | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Aurel Claro Bilbao | Nominated | |||
Best Musical Scorer | Cesar Francis Concio | Nominated | |||
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