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The Girl In The Cafe, 2005

Starring: Bill Nighy, Kelly MacDonald

Directed by: David Yates

Written by: Richard Curtis

Language: French, English

Country: UK, USA

Runtime: 94 min

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Rating:7.5

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The mood of The Girl In The Cafe is clever, touching, and witty. The plot centers around going against the rules, politics, and falling in love. It is a drama, romance, and comedy movie. In approach, The Girl In The Cafe is realistic. The pacing is slow. It takes place, at least partly, in a café and in a hotel. The Girl In The Cafe is set in Reykjavik. It happens in contemporary times.

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Originally broadcast on HBO, THE GIRL IN THE CAFE is a thought-provoking drama from British director David Yates (THE WAY WE LIVE NOW). Yates slices his narrative into two parts; the first involves a lengthy courtship between primary characters Lawrence (Bill Nighy) and Gina (Kelly MacDonald). Meeting by chance in a cafe, the two share a common bond, although Lawrence's natural reticence makes it hard for Gina to read him. The second half of the film sees the couple travelling to Reykjavik in Iceland, where high-ranking politician Lawrence is due to work at the G8 summit. But Gina has a few surprises in store for both Lawrence and the gathering of politicians, leading to an eye-opening second half of the movie. Beautifully shot, THE GIRL IN THE CAFE is a politically-charged romance movie with remarkable performances from Nighy and MacDonald.

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Language:	French, English
Country:	UK, USA
Release date:	25 June 2005
Runtime:	94 min

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Bill Nighy

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Kelly MacDonald

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I _really_ enjoyed the first 1/2 of the movie but it got a bit too preachy for me at the end. I throughly enjoyed Bill Nighy's performance. Read and rate it

08.March.2011
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by: freyman
freyman rated this movie0/10

30.August.2010
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by: Dain Binder
Dain Binder rated this movie0/10

The Girl in the Cafe is a charmingly awkward story with a strong message about global poverty and disease. Lawrence (Nighy) is an older, tall and lanky, quiet, shy, and mild man preparing for the 2005 G8 Conference in Iceland. (This is for the movie; it was not held there and can not be since Iceland is not part of the Group of Eight.) He gets a cup of tea one day in a cafe and can not find an open seat other than the empty side of a booth across from a young girl named Gina (Macdonald). He politely asks if he may sit there; she says yes and slides to the right of her side as he sits on the right of his. According to her ex-boyfriend this is the "not required to talk" position. After their chit chat they agree to meet later in the week for lunch. He certainly enjoyed her company at the lunch and can not stand to be alone at home; calling her again that same evening to go to diner. She goes, seemly interested in him. After diner they both head home...ring ring...he calls Gina awkwardly asking if she wants to go to the G8 with him. The next scene is filled with Stones music and him jumping with happiness. Perfectly placed music enhances many funny and awkward moments as well as serious ones. After his first stressful day at the G8 he is delighted to come back to the hotel to see her. After a boring day sitting around she is more than happy to be his guest for some drinks with the distinguished guests of the G8. Lawrence cringes as she speaks out of place. He finds Gina reading his reports on world poverty one night - she offers some striking suggestions to get a more powerful message across. Their feelings for each other slowly grow and are pleasantly expressed by a soft kiss. The combination of his facts and her outspokenness may be a powerful combination for bringing the issues to the forefront of the G8. This is a extremely powerful story that is excellently acted with strong emotions and the message that we have the ability to change how the world is.

30.August.2010
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by: Dain Binder

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