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Café Society
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Café Society is a 2016 American comedy drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The cast includes Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively, Steve Carell, and Jeannie Berlin. Vittorio Storaro served as director of photography, while Alisa Lepselter was the film editor. Letty Aronson produced the movie, which was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment. Principal photography took place in New York City, Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Brooklyn, with the narrative set in Los Angeles.
The film has a runtime of 96 minutes and is presented in English. It received a PG-13 rating. Production companies involved include Perdido Productions and Gravier Productions. The film was released on May 11, 2016, according to TMDb, with other publication dates listed as November 10, 2016, and November 17, 2016.
Review scores for the film include an IMDb rating of 6.6, a Metascore of 64, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 71%. The film received 8 nominations total. Its tagline is "Anyone who is anyone will be seen at Café Society."
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6.4The 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.
Cast
- Jesse Eisenberg as Bobby Dorfman
- Kristen Stewart as Vonnie Sybil
- Steve Carell as Phil Stern
- Blake Lively as Veronica Hayes
- Parker Posey as Rad Taylor
- Corey Stoll as Ben Dorfman
Themes
- new year's eve
- baby
- love triangle
- gangster
- marriage
- letter
- love
- murder
- unrequited love
- secretary
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
83,865 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
64/100
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 8 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Woody Allen
- Written by
- Woody Allen
- Produced by
- Letty Aronson Stephen Tenenbaum Edward Walson
- Starring
- Jeannie Berlin Steve Carell Jesse Eisenberg Blake Lively Parker Posey Kristen Stewart Corey Stoll Ken Stott
- Cinematography
- Vittorio Storaro
- Edited by
- Alisa Lepselter
- Production companies
- Gravier Productions Perdido Productions FilmNation Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Amazon Studios Lionsgate
- Release dates
- May 11, 2016 ( 2016-05-11 ) ( Cannes ) July 15, 2016 ( 2016-07-15 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 96 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $43.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Screenwriter
- Woody Allen
- Cast member
- Tony Sirico
- Producer
- Letty Aronson
- Cinematographer
- Vittorio Storaro
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Pasadena
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 519727
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- cafesocietymovie.com
- Image
- Cannes 2016 1.jpg
- Significant event
- principal photography
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- title
- Café Society
- publication date
- 2016-00-00
- film editor
- Alisa Lepselter
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Commons category
- Café Society (2016 film)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 64/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Café Society is a 2016 American romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Jeannie Berlin, Blake Lively, Parker Posey, Corey Stoll, and Ken Stott. The plot follows a young man who moves to Hollywood in the 1930s, where he falls in love with the assistant to his uncle, a powerful talent agent.
The film had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 11, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 15, 2016, by Amazon Studios and Lionsgate. It received generally positive reviews and grossed $43 million. It received nomination at the Golden Eagle Award in 2017 for Best Foreign Language Film.
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