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Café Society

Café Society

Comedy · Drama · Romance · 2016

The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.

Movie details

Café Society

“Anyone who is anyone will be seen at Café Society.”

2016 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 37m

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6.4 / 10

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The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Woody Allen

Written by

Woody Allen

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg

Bobby Dorfman

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Vonnie Sybil

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Phil Stern

Blake Lively

Blake Lively

Veronica Hayes

Parker Posey

Parker Posey

Rad Taylor

Corey Stoll

Corey Stoll

Ben Dorfman

Jeannie Berlin

Jeannie Berlin

Rose Dorfman

Court is in session

Put Café Society on trial.

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.