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The Girl in the Cafe
The Girl in the Cafe
Actors: Bill Nighy, Kelly Macdonald, Meneka Das, Anton Lesser, Paul Ritter
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Television
UR     2005     1hr 34min

He's a shy civil servant (Bill Nighy, Love Actually) working for the British delegation to the 2005 G8 Summit. She's an alluring young woman (Kelly McDonald, Finding Neverland) he meets at a cafe - and invites her to the S...  more »

     

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Actors: Bill Nighy, Kelly Macdonald, Meneka Das, Anton Lesser, Paul Ritter
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Television
Sub-Genres: Romantic Comedies, Love & Romance, All Made-for-TV Movies
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Format: DVD - Color - Closed-captioned
DVD Release Date: 09/06/2005
Original Release Date: 06/25/2005
Theatrical Release Date: 06/25/2005
Release Year: 2005
Run Time: 1hr 34min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 1
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French

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Member Movie Reviews

K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 8/23/2023...
Really strong and intriguing beginning and then came the boring meetings that downplayed the intrigue. Some of it was a bit unrealistic but it was sure fun at times!
Keith P. from PORT ARANSAS, TX
Reviewed on 5/21/2009...
This movie makes wonderful use of music, especially in the opening and closing credits featuring Damien Rice's "Cold Water." Anyone who has struggled with shyness in the face of the opposite sex should enjoy Bill Nighy's performance as the near socially incapacitated Lawrence. Great movie with excellent performances by all and an inspiring message about the potential each and every one of us has for making the world a better place.
2 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.
S A A. (Learned2Heal)
Reviewed on 10/29/2008...
A thoroughly charming, interesting, intelligent movie. Bill Nighy gives an amazing performance as a somewhat sad, self-effacing, quiet, fairly highly-ranked British civil servant who accidentally strikes up an acquaintance with a soft-spoken, but outspoken pretty stranger in a crowded cafe. He somehow manages to get up the gumption to ask her out and from there, this momentum impels him to invite her to go with him to a G8 summit he is participating in in Reykjavik.

The story is a bit slow moving, but the characters are very well developed, very unusual, and so they hold your interest. The message is deep and global (go figure...), far beyond the romance of the two main characters. The setting is very foreign and all the more interesting as such.

There are some very good comedic moments interspersed here and there in this excellent film. And a lot of very inspiring gumption too.

I copied this movie from TV initially, but got my original copy as well, for the special features.
3 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.