Café Society

"Anyone who is anyone will be seen at Café Society."

2016 1h 37m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 2,865

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Jesse Eisenberg
Bobby Dorfman
Kristen Stewart
Vonnie Sybil
Steve Carell
Phil Stern
Blake Lively
Veronica Hayes
Parker Posey
Rad Taylor
Corey Stoll
Ben Dorfman
Jeannie Berlin
Rose Dorfman
Ken Stott
Marty Dorfman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Woody Allen
Writers: Woody Allen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Woody Allen, shot by Vittorio Storaro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart and Steve Carell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Anyone who is anyone will be seen at Café Society.".

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IMDB entry: tt4513674 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Woody Allen directs. Vittorio Storaro behind the camera. Alisa Lepselter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Woody Allen, shot by Vittorio Storaro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Alisa Lepselter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart and Steve Carell carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Anyone who is anyone will be seen at Café Society.".
6IMDB entry: tt4513674 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 17 themes, including "new year's eve", "baby", "love triangle", "gangster".

The technical file

Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Editing: Alisa Lepselter
Production design: Santo Loquasto
Costume design: Suzy Benzinger
Makeup / hair: Ed Wilson
VFX supervisor: Eran Dinur
Sound: Robert Hein
Stunt coordinator: Manny Siverio
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $43,763,247
Return: 146% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Café Society (2016)

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Reno2016-10-04
★ 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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