The Girl in the Café (2005)

Directed by

David Yates

Genre

drama film, romance film, drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 101 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lonely British man meets a young woman in a cafe. Their unexpected conversation leads to a connection that changes both of their lives.

warmunderstatedtenderthoughtfulgentlebittersweetslow-pacedhumanistic

What happens

The Girl in the Café is a British made-for-television drama film directed by David Yates, written by Richard Curtis and produced by Hilary Bevan Jones. The film is produced by the independent production company Tightrope Pictures and was originally screened on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2005. It was also shown in the United States on HBO on the same day. Bill Nighy portrays the character of Lawrence, with Kelly Macdonald portraying Gina. Nighy and Macdonald had previously starred together in the 2003 BBC serial State of Play, which was also directed by Yates and produced by Bevan-Jones. The Girl in the Café's casting director is Fiona Weir who, at the time, was also the casting director for the Harry Potter films, the last four of which Yates directed. The film received seven nominations at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards, where it won Outstanding Made for Television Movie, Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special for Curtis, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Macdonald. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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