Bagdad Café (1987)
- Original title
- Out of Rosenheim
- Directed by
- Percy Adlon
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 439 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two women who have recently left their husbands meet at a rundown truck stop motel in the California desert. They form an unlikely friendship that changes the atmosphere of the place.
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What happens
Bagdad Cafe (sometimes Bagdad Café, titled Out of Rosenheim in Germany) is a 1987 English-language West German film directed by Percy Adlon. It is a comedy-drama set in a remote truck stop and motel in the Mojave Desert in the U.S. state of California. Inspired by Carson McCullers' novella The Ballad of the Sad Café (1951), the film centers on two women who have recently separated from their husbands, and the blossoming friendship that ensues. It runs 108 minutes in the German version and a shorter 95 minutes in the U.S. version. The song "Calling You", sung by Jevetta Steele and written by Bob Telson, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 61st Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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