Waitress (2007)
- Directed by
- Adrienne Shelly
- Genre
- drama film, romantic comedy, comedy drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 576 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
A young woman works as a waitress in a small town while trapped in an abusive marriage and facing an unwanted pregnancy. She finds moments of escape through baking pies and a tentative affair with her doctor.
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What happens
Waitress is a 2007 American comedy drama film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, starring Keri Russell as a young woman trapped in a small town and an abusive marriage, who faces an unwanted pregnancy while working as a waitress. The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it was accepted before Shelly's 2006 murder. Waitress received a limited theatrical release in the United States on May 2, 2007, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Shelly's supporting role is her final film appearance. In 2015, Waitress was adapted into a Tony-nominated musical of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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