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L'Auberge espagnole is a 2002 French film directed and written by Cédric Klapisch. It is about Xavier, an Economics graduate student studying for a year in Barcelona, where he encounters and learns from a group of students that are from all over Western Europe. The group is not only diverse in the sense of nationality, but also in sexuality {Isabelle (De France)}.

The title of the film literally means "the Spanish hostel", and is a French expression meaning something out of which one gets what one puts in; it is sometimes also used to mean a busy, chaotic place. The English title of the film is Pot Luck in the UK and Canada, and The Spanish Apartment in the USA and Australia; Euro Pudding is an international title it was given. In Spain, where it is set, it was released as Una casa de locos — "Madhouse".

The film's portrayal is in the first-person perspective of the main-character Xavier, and is hence mainly narrated in French. Some of the dialogue is in English however, and a significant amount is in Spanish, as well as small amounts in Catalan, Danish, German and Italian.

The marketing for the film tends to focus on Audrey Tautou, despite the fact that she only plays a relatively small supporting role in the film.

The movie has a sequel of sorts, The Russian Dolls.

Primary cast:

Romain Duris
: Xavier
Judith Godrèche
: Anne-Sophie
Cécile De France : Isabelle
Kelly Reilly
: Wendy
Audrey Tautou
: Martine
Cristina Brondo : Soledad
Kevin Bishop
: William

Award wins:

César Award for Most Promising Actress
— Cécile De France

Award nominations:

César Award for Best Film
César Award for Best Director — Cédric Klapisch
César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Judith Godrèche
César Award for Best Screenplay — Cédric Klapisch
César Award for Best Editing — Francine Sandberg

Spanish Apartment, The Spanish Apartment, The Spanish Apartment, The

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