Café Bar

1975 0h 6m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 20

AnimationFantasy

Synopsis

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A man and a woman converse at a cafe's bar in this animated short.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alison De Vere
Writers: Alison De Vere
Languages: No Language
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sean Lenihan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0171144 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alison De Vere directs. Sean Lenihan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Sean Lenihan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5IMDB entry: tt0171144 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Sean Lenihan
Runtime: 6 min · 0h 6m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Café Bar (1975)

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-06-26
★ 6/10
I did like the style of the brush-stroke animation on this short feature, but the thread was maybe just a bit too surreal for me. It’s all based around a couple who meet for the first time in a small café and whilst polite enough to each other, are soon lost in their own thoughts - which Alison de Vere has brought to life for us here. Like most of our thoughts, cohesiveness isn’t that important as they, independently, visualise an whole range of whacky things - including a knight errant riding his steed to the rescue of his damsel at the mercy of Satan - whilst nodding politely at each other and sipping their vin rouge. It’s quite a quirky observation of our own fantasies, this, and though I didn’t love it, it certainly doesn’t lack for imagination.

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