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	Find Out More Info Manufacturer: Anchor Bay Entertainment Starring: Marianne Sägebrecht, CCH Pounder, Jack Palance, Christine Kaufmann, Monica Calhoun Directed By: Percy Adlon
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302913057 Format: Color ISBN: 6302913055 Label: Anchor Bay Entertainment Manufacturer: Anchor Bay Entertainment Publisher: Anchor Bay Entertainment Release Date: 1997-06-11 Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 1988-04-22
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Editorial Reviews: Actress Marianne Sägebrecht reunites with her Sugarbaby director, Percy Adlon, in this story of a German woman abandoned by her husband in the Mojave desert and taken into a kooky community at a remote café. C.C.H. Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks on television's ER) gives an atypically unhinged performance as the café owner, and Jack Palance is wonderful as an artist who wants to capture on canvas the beauty he perceives in the rotund Sägebrecht. Adlon's warm but slightly unreal colors give the film a hint of fantasy and time standing still for a life-changing adventure. --Tom Keogh
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Endearing, atmospheric film Comment: This is an offbeat, delightful film about the growth of affection and the overcoming of cultural barriers. The contrast of certain German (or perhaps more specifically, Bavarian) standards with American is a source of hilarity to the viewers that know both cultures, but everyone I've talked to agrees that the gradual rapprochement between all these quirky, essentially warmhearted characters is endearing. Yet it almost miraculously manages to avoid sentimentality and certainly avoids superficiality. The music of the soundtrack is also haunting. I would have given it 5 stars except that there is one scene with a musical number that seems unnecessary and drags down the flow of the story only at that point. But otherwise it's a thoroughly charming, atmospheric film that I absolutely love. Customer Rating: Summary: Bagdad Cafe a collectors classic Comment: So enjoyed having added this classic to my collection of fantasy fables. It was hard to find and I was surprised at the price. After such a long search, it was worth it. I guess I have joined a "classics cult". Charming, offbeat and watchable over and over. Customer Rating: Summary: Strange but good Comment: This movie was not one that I had ever heard of and I ordered it on a spur of the moment. I was not dissapointed. Customer Rating: Summary: Movie To Share With My Family Comment: We have always enjoyed this movie. Its values hold true over the years. The acting is excellant and the story is timeless. People can and do pull together when under stress. We may need a reminder from time to time, maybe this film should be re-released into theaters. Customer Rating: Summary: One of my wife's favorites Comment: This was one of the replacement dvds my wife wanted as soon as possible after Katrina. More Reviews