The Ballad of The Sad Cafe

Name: The Ballad of The Sad Cafe
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1991-06-01
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Cork Hubbert, Rod Steiger, Keith Carradine, Vanessa Redgrave

– A small-town eccentric opens a café in her decaying home...

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 41 Minutes

Release Year:

1991

The Ballad of The Sad Cafe — The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)

A small-town eccentric opens a café in her decaying home.

Styles:

Talky, Clever, Emotional, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1930s

Producing Country:

USA, UK

Filming Locations:

Atlanta Georgia

Genre:

Comedy, Mystery, Drama

Release Date:

01 Jun 1991

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Directed by:

Simon Callow

Story Written By:

Carson McCullers, Edward Albee, Michael Hirst

Main Actors:

Cork Hubbert, Rod Steiger, Keith Carradine, Vanessa Redgrave

Plot:

A tangled triangle. In the rural South of the early 20th century, Miss Amelia is the town eccentric, selling corn liquor and dispensing medicine. She takes in her half-sister's son, a diminutive crook-back named Lymon. He suggests they open a café in the downstairs of her large house. Marvin Macy gets out of prison and returns to town; turns out he was married to Amelia but it wasn't consummated. He pleaded, then got angry. Is he back for revenge? Eventually, Amelia and Marvin stage a no-holds-barred fight in the café. Lymon's complicated response to Marvin and to Cousin Amelia figures in the resolution.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production Company:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

67%