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Café (Video 2011) 5.2
When tragedy strikes the community surrounding a cafe in West Philadelphia, the cafe's regulars come to realize how intertwined their lives truly are. Director:Marc ErlbaumWriter:Marc Erlbaum |
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Claire
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Todd
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| Michaela McManus | ... |
Movie Woman
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Elly
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Sally
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| Jamie Kennedy | ... |
Dealer
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Maria Armesto | ... |
Deaf /
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Colin
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Dave
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Brandon Milan Beston | ... |
Dancer
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Tara Broadway | ... |
Random Patron #2
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Movie Man
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A good-hearted musician struggles to find a way to tell his beautiful barista coworker that he loves her, despite the fact that she is in a relationship. Meanwhile, regulars and customers at the café where they work have their own problems and encounters. A police officer keeps his eye on his wayward cousin, who owes money to a charismatic dealer, and a married man contemplates his relationship with a good-looking new acquaintance. However, one customer believes he is in fact the main character in a computer simulation of modern life, set in the microcosm of the café, all designed by a young girl. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 October 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Butterfly Café See more »Filming Locations:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACompany Credits
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Elly: Um, I'm not really... there's no time here, so there's, so I can't really answer that.
Avatar: Okay, where is here?
Elly: In my room.
Avatar: Which is where? What State are you in?
Elly: I'm in the state of endless possibility and limitless dimension.
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The film takes place almost exclusively inside a real working West Philadelphia café. See more »Goofs
While Elly is sitting at a table talking to Avatar, the lighted logo on Avatar's MacBook computer goes dim, however, his screen is still lit. On this computer the back light for the screen is what lights the Apple logo. The lighted logo goes on and off during the conversation even though his screen is never turned off when we see it. See more »Quotes
Avatar: [video chatting] How old are you?Elly: Um, I'm not really... there's no time here, so there's, so I can't really answer that.
Avatar: Okay, where is here?
Elly: In my room.
Avatar: Which is where? What State are you in?
Elly: I'm in the state of endless possibility and limitless dimension.
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Cafe (2011)
A simple seeming story with a couple of otherworldly (computer reality) twists that gradually works on your sympathies and wins.
Except for a brief exterior giving the sense of place (West Philadelphia) and two or three other very minor exceptions, the entire movie is shot in a coffee shop. A surprisingly large cast of characters take on some significance. And the dreamy idealism of exactly those kinds of independent cafés permeates the movie. The ostensible driving force is the appearance now and then of a nasty guy who deals drugs and the reaction against him by others in the place and the police. But really the movie is more about character, and what makes character, and what makes some people good and whether that kind of goodness is real.
After awhile you also realize that one weird subplot--the appearance of a girl on a computer scree--is maybe the most important aspect of all. Because she helps redefine what reality is--not just the so-called reality of people's lives, but reality reality, ontologically. It's obviously too much to swallow, but just go with it, it's fun.
What holds it up most of all might just be the really solid acting from most of the main characters. And the sweetness the seems to permeate the movie through and through. It's low-budget but keeps it confident and well made anyway. It's a good excuse for hanging out with some nice people.