Bagdad Cafe (1988)
Directed by Percy Adlon
Genres - Comedy, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Americana, Ensemble Film |
Release Date - Apr 22, 1988 (USA) |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - Germany, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
This West German film is set in the California Desert. A husband-and-wife pair of Bavarian tourists become stranded when their car breaks down; after a quarrel, the wife, Marianne Sagebrecht, gathers her luggage and stalks off. She stops at the Bagdad Cafe, a fleapit truckstop run by outspoken C.C.H. Pounder, who is also having husband problems. The Cafe has become a magnet for some of truly odd character: temperamental Hispanic cook George Aguilar, tattoo artist Christine Kaufmann, and onetime Hollywood set designer Jack Palance. Despite obvious personality differences, Sagebrecht and Pounder become friends. Bagdad Cafe was later adapted into a short-lived American sitcom starring Jean Stapleton and Whoopi Goldberg.
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Keywords
stranded, artist, cafe, desert, friendship, slice-of-life, truck-stop, magic, tourist, redemption, woman, discrimination
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High Artistic Quality