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6.5/10 • 2.7K

2016-05-111h 37m

ComedyDramaRomance

Anyone who is anyone will be seen at Café Society.

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.

Directors
Woody Allen
Writters
Woody Allen
Editors
Woody Allen, Alisa Lepselter

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  1. Jesse Eisenberg

    Jesse Eisenberg

    Bobby Dorfman

  2. Kristen Stewart

    Kristen Stewart

    Vonnie Sybil

  3. Steve Carell

    Steve Carell

    Phil Stern

  4. Blake Lively

    Blake Lively

    Veronica Hayes

  5. Parker Posey

    Parker Posey

    Rad Taylor

  6. Corey Stoll

    Corey Stoll

    Ben Dorfman

  7. Jeannie Berlin

    Jeannie Berlin

    Rose Dorfman

  8. Ken Stott

    Ken Stott

    Marty Dorfman

  9. Anna Camp

    Anna Camp

    Candy

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Reno

Oct 4, 2016

6/10

A boy from the east, a girl from the west and their life choice over romance. If you are a film fanatic or a film critic, then the year never comes to end without watching a film by Woody Allen. He's just a Takashi Miike of the Hollywood, but the thing is he always delivers. He had created his own style of screen presentation like in the line of Wes Anderson and very few others. Uniqueness define his works and so this another romance twisted tale where the first half of the film sets in Los Angeles and the next half in the New York. A young Jewish American wants to try his luck in the Hollywood seeks help from his uncle who's a popular an busiest agent in the film industry. He falls in love with his uncle's personal assistant, but she reveals she already has a boyfriend who's away now. After some twists in the tale, it becomes a romance-triangle. Who gets who and how it all ends brings the curtain to the film. Like usual Woody Allen's background narration had an important role in the storytelling and all those romance troubles were quite nicely told. It opened so well, developed at its best in the middle, but it did not end on a high. I did not like the conclusion, or the last 10-15 minutes. But thankfully it avoided giving out the usual stuff and the end credits rolled up before clearing the situation in the story. That's one of the way to finish it off, which is obviously not clever like lots of films does that same trick. Whatever, still the film is worth a watch, because of the decent story and great performances, and obviously for Woody Allen. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$30,000,000.00
Revenue
$43,763,247.00
Keywords
new year's evebabylove trianglegangstermarriageletterlovemurderunrequited lovesecretaryhollywoodlos angeles, californiaolder man younger woman relationshipsocialiteuncle nephew relationshipneighbor neighbor relationship1930s