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The Girl in the Café

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Lawrence (Bill Nighy) is a reserved civil servant who has worked for the British government for years. When he meets the much younger Gina (Kelly Macdonald) in a café, he is immediately smitten. Feeling uncharacteristically impetuous, Lawrence invites her to join him on a business trip to Reykjavik for the G-8 summit. Gina, not one to hold her thoughts back, surprises Lawrence with her blunt political opinions, and he must balance his affection for her with the propriety of his position.

Critics Reviews

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Brian Lowry Variety 12/20/2005
Understated and moving. Go to Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 12/24/2005
3/5
Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 09/27/2005
4/5
A dupla principal impecvel, o roteiro de Curtis inteligente e recheado de bons dilogos, mas a mensagem poltica, apesar de bem intencionada, ingnua e soa artificial. Go to Full Review David Cornelius eFilmCritic.com 09/03/2005
5/5
Nighy, Macdonald, and Curtis have never been better than in their work here. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jim K Jun 23 Inspiring! It moves slowly to its big surprise but doesn't disappoint when it gets there and plows forward from there to the end. See more Anna L Jun 22 Very pure. What I like about kdramas See more Kane P 12/05/2024 One of my favorite movies. I watched it several times on HBO when it came out in 2005. Sadly, it is not available to stream on HBO for some reason. See more 05/11/2021 Promising, but then make Blobbo big cringe, change channel. See more dave s 04/17/2021 Girl in the Café stars two of the most underappreciated actors out there – Bill Nighy and Kelly MacDonald. Nighy plays a socially awkward bureaucrat, significantly stressed out as he prepares to represent the United Kingdom in the upcoming G8 conference in Iceland. MacDonald plays the aloof but likeable young woman who Nighy meets in a café. What seems like a predictable June-December romance evolves into something quite different and unexpected, creating a tonal shift that could be problematic, but, thanks to the great performances by the two leads and some cleverly written dialogue, works out quite nicely. See more 02/27/2021 Catches the right point. Fine team, start from writers, to actors and direction. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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David Yates

Director

Bill Nighy

Lawrence

Kelly Macdonald

Gina

Ken Stott

Chancellor

Anton Lesser

George

Corin Redgrave

Prime Minister
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Synopsis Lawrence (Bill Nighy) is a reserved civil servant who has worked for the British government for years. When he meets the much younger Gina (Kelly Macdonald) in a café, he is immediately smitten. Feeling uncharacteristically impetuous, Lawrence invites her to join him on a business trip to Reykjavik for the G-8 summit. Gina, not one to hold her thoughts back, surprises Lawrence with her blunt political opinions, and he must balance his affection for her with the propriety of his position.
Director
David Yates
Producer
Hilary Bevan Jones
Screenwriter
Richard Curtis
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 6, 2005
Runtime
1h 34m