Café (film)

Café is a 2010 independent drama film directed by Marc Erlbaum. It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alexa Vega and Jamie Kennedy, who was Hewitt's boyfriend at the time of filming.^[1]

Plot

The movie almost exclusively takes place inside a corner café, where people go to and share their lives. It soon becomes obvious that café is a "programmed reality" as the programmer makes contact with one of the inhabitants telling him that he is an avatar and manipulating minor details of the world. In dialogues between programmer and avatar an exchange on the nature and purpose of the simulation takes place that examines common philosophical questions on the nature of god and creation. At the end of the film, possibly hinting at the nature of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the avatar has to make a tough choice when a tragedy happens.

Cast

• Jennifer Love Hewitt as Claire
• Alexa Vega as Sally
• Jamie Kennedy as Glenn
• Michaela McManus as the Movie Woman
• Madeline Carroll as Elly
• Daniel Eric Gold as Todd
• Cecelia Ann Birt as Earth Mother
• Katie Lowes as Kelly
• Hubbel Palmer as Avatar
• Richard Short as the Writer
• Khan Baykal as Colin
• Derek Cecil as the Movie Man
• Vaughn Goland as the Tattooed Goth Dude
• Gavin Bellour as Dave
• Clayton Prince as the Cop
• Adam Shapiro as Smitty
• Michael Satin as the Incredibly Tattooed Man
• Daniel McCaughan, J.D. as the Dancing & Computer Patron

Filming

Filming started on May 11, 2009 in Philadelphia and ended in June, 2009.

Release

The film premiered at the 19th Philadelphia Film Festival in October, 2010.^[2]

In February, 2011, Maya Releasing acquired the film rights for the US theatrical and home video release and foreign sales of Café.^[3]

Café opened on August 19, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.^[4]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times gave the film a mixed review, commending the acting from the leads but stating that the "story lines don't all effectively intertwine beyond their shared location."^[5]

Awards

The film won the "Crystal Heart Award" at the 2010 Heartland Film Festival, with producer Chris Wyatt attending to accept the trophy.^[6]

Music

• "New Song" by Birdie Busch
• "High Noon" by The Albertsons
• "Orphan" by La Strada
• "Butterfly" by Michelle Nágy
• "Flesh and Bone" by Andrew Lipske & the Prospects
• "Sorry Waltz" by Hezekiah Jones
• "This Town" by Emily Rodgers
• "Song For Tom" by The Innocence Mission
• "Mama" by La Strada
• "Firefly" by Mama Mac
• "Sweet Changin' Heart" by Andrew Lipske & the Prospects
• "Farewell" by Chris Kasper
• "When They Fight, They Fight" by The Generationals
• "Paperback Man" by Drew Pearson
• "Heron Blue" by Sun Kil Moon
• "Sing To Me" by Stephen Bluhm
• "Her Rotating Head" by Bachelorette (singer)
• "Gone Away From Me" by Ray LaMontagne
• "The Gun" by The Daily Parade
• "Tumbling" by Maus Haus
• "Alone" by Palomar (band)
• "The Air Between Us" by Palomar (band)
• "Slightly Under Water" by Red Heart the Ticker
• "Telegram" by Buried Beds
• "Bury Me Closer" by Palomar (band)
• "Poison" by Emily Ana Zeitlyn and the Weeds
• "Fully" by Teddy Goldstein
• "There'll Be Pizza in the Valley" by Little Ocean
• "Broken" by Chani Krich
• "Clover" by Ramona Falls (band)
• "Salt Sack" by Ramona Falls (band)
• "Home" by Marla
• "Not The Real Thing" by Teddy Goldstein

Additional Music by Christopher Brady

References

External links

• Café at the Internet Movie Database