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| The Girl in the Cafe | 
 enlarge | Director: David Yates
Actors: Bill Nighy, Kelly Macdonald, Meneka Das, Anton Lesser, Paul Ritter
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 7767
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 94
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: HBOD92822D
ISBN: 0783135688
UPC: 026359282225
EAN: 9780783135687
ASIN: B000A59PL0
Theatrical Release Date: June 25, 2005
Release Date: September 6, 2005
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Amazon.com
As a pop star on the comeback trail, Bill Nighy handily stole Love Actually away from his more famous co-stars. In BBC/HBO co-production The Girl in the Cafe, he takes the lead--and runs with it. Written by Richard Curtis (Notting Hill), the offbeat political-romance concerns Lawrence, a 57-year-old Londoner with a successful governmental career and nonexistent social life. One day he stops in a cafe and meets the mysterious, considerably younger Gina (Kelly Macdonald, Trainspotting). To their mutual amazement, they hit it off and agree to meet again (and yet again). Then he invites her to accompany him to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, where she upends his carefully ordered world in ways both wonderful and terrible. Suddenly this "man who has nothing in his life but his work" must find a way to make room for something "tender and true." With Corin Redgrave as the Prime Minister. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Product Description
Mild-mannered lawrence is a dedicated civil servant who doesnt have much going on in his life except for his career. But that changes when he meets gina a mysterious attractive woman who he impulsively invites to the g8 conference. At the conference gina makes her displeasure well known much to lawrences dismay Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 05/06/2008 Starring: Bill Nighy Kelly Macdonald
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 A quietly powerful film December 3, 2008
THE GIRL IN THE CAFE is a quietly powerful film and I urge everyone to watch it. I know that critical reception was mixed but I thought it was wonderful. Bill Nighy, playing Lawrence, is truly excellent; his portrayal of his character is sensitive, very vivid, and three-dimensional. Everything is just perfectly done - his body language, the way he sits and walks, the way he holds himself, his speech pattern, his pauses and stutters - everything. Likewise, I thought that Kelly Macdonald as Gina was amazing; she is a quiet but very strong and admirable force. These two characters are so alike and yet so different, but they somehow make a perfect harmony. We know so little about them, yet at the same time, we know as much as we need to; I think they are revealed to us intimately in a way one rarely knows another person.
This movie is powerful, tender, and funny. As one reviewer wrote, this film is indeed a hidden gem, so quickly unearth a copy and watch it immediately.
Review of Girl in the Cafe November 2, 2008
My wife and I very much enjoyed this inspiring love story. My wife, who is from Scotland found the one of the main characters most interesting as the dialect in the role was perfect. It was difficult at times to see the painful shyness of the man, however by the end of the movie, I think he was ready to come out of his shell. We very much enjoyed this movie
Fine Political Drama August 13, 2008
A good "Little film" great interplay between Kelly MacDonald and Bill Nighy. Great script all in all a good collaborative effort between HBO and the BBC.
Unbelievable, yet Unbelievably Amazing August 2, 2008
A very nice romantic comedy with a sideline social commentary that completely takes over, but rightfully so.
In the last scene, as soon as the girl turns the TV on, we are quickly returned to real life in this real world with very important decisions to make...
cute gem with a message July 31, 2008
I liked this movie. You think it may just be another romantic comedy with the typical Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks roles being filled by and Kelly MacDonald and Bill Nighy.
And on that level alone, it would be a good movie. Bill Nighy has a subtle humor and humility as the older bachelor who works for the British Government. Kelly MacDonald is the beautiful young girl he happens to meet in a cafe. They overcome the age difference and find love. And that story alone could make this a good movie.
But this movie goes further than that. Since Bill's role is with the British Government at a G8 Summit, it dares to touch on a global political issue and the global political climate. It also shows what is possible with the right political leadership in a Mr. Smith Goes to Washington type way. Only Kelly plays the role of Mr. Smith with the message.
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