The Girl in the Café (The Girl in the Cafe) (2005)
Movie Info
Cast
as Lawrence
as Gina
as Chancellor
as George
as Prime Minister
as Sunita
as Herr Gerhardt
as Robert
as Ruth
as CNBC Newscaster
as American Senior Advisor
as French Senior Advisor
as German Senior Advisor
as Japanese Delegate
as Hotel Receptionist
as Herr Gerhadt
as Japanese Delegate
as Russian Finance Minister
as Secretary of the Treasury
as Canadian Delegate
as Canadian Delegate
as Waitress
as Secretary
as Journalist
as Italian Waiter
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Understated and moving.
A dupla principal é impecável, o roteiro de Curtis é inteligente e recheado de bons diálogos, mas a mensagem política, apesar de bem intencionada, é ingênua e soa artificial.
Nighy, Macdonald, and Curtis have never been better than in their work here.
Audience Reviews for The Girl in the Café (The Girl in the Cafe)
Cute.
Super Reviewer
The age-crossing romance is quite perfect - less awkward than the one in Lost in Translation because there is no ambiguity as to the romance part. What really grinds my gears though is the unconvincing portrayal of the so-called humanitarian message. It smacks of being written by people who don't really know what goes on at the G8 conference. All of Gina's pleas are pathos and logos arguments that she just read about in a pamphlet. There is no exigence. We don't learn her ethos argument until the end, and even that is a stretch. The connection between the loss of a child due to domestic crime and the loss of children to worldwide poverty is too easy a motivation. All of the political elements are just easier-said-than-done.
Super Reviewer
Bill Nighy gives another brilliant performance as Lawrence, a middle-aged, lonely politician who one day, while sneaking out of work for a short coffee break, comes across a young girl in the café. Cramped conditions lead to him having to share a table with this girl, leading to an awkward series of uncomfortable conversations. A series of conversations, that both however enjoy. Nighy's shy and nervous Lawrence manages to pluck up the courage to invite this young girl, Gina, out to lunch. And so the strange relationship ensues, Attracted by his sweet naivety in relationships and women, Gina soon falls for Lawrence, as he does with her. However, things are not what they seem, many problems begin to occur. Lawrence's job as a member of the G8 conflict with Gina's personal opinions. And when Lawrence invites her to join him when he goes to the g8 conference, many more conflicts happen, soon resulting in Lawrence having to choose between his love, and his job. This is a fantastic film, a total surprise for me, as I, in fact, was not expecting much when i was first told to it, but by the end of the film i was loving every character. This is a surprisingly dramatic film that plucks at the heart strings of anyone who has ever felt loss in their life.
Super Reviewer
The Girl in the Café (The Girl in the Cafe) Quotes
| Lawrence: | I juh-I just wondered if you might like to come. To Reykjavik. |
| Gina: | Reykjavik? |
| Lawrence: | Yeah, I'm-I'm moderately senior and we're allowed to bring wi-ives...and um, such like. |
| Lawrence: | Isn't it wonderful the way there are absolutely no cabs in London at all nowadays? Perfect for dithering. |
| Lawrence: | Perhaps it's a place about which everyone knows only one fact. |
| Lawrence: | This is no place for coconutophobes. |