Main Cast: Bill Nighy, Kelly MacDonald, Corin Redgrave, Meneka Das, Anton Lesser, Penny Downie
Release Year: 2005
Country: US
Run Time: 94 minutes
Plot
Produced for HBO, the Capraesque romantic comedy The Girl in the Café stars Bill Nighy as Lawrence, a mild and unprepossessing British civil servant assigned to his country's delegation at the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Although he'd resigned himself to a life of lonely bachelorhood, Lawrence finds himself drawn to Gina (Kelly MacDonald), a odd, outspoken young woman whom he has met in a café. On a whim, the shy Lawrence invites the decidedly un-shy Gina to accompany him to Reykjavik. The burgeoning relationship between these two seemingly mismatched souls is counterpointed by the political jockeying at the conference, where the avowed purpose of G8 -- to adopt the all-important Millennium Development Goals as a means of reducing world poverty -- is obscured by egomania, xenophobia, and foot-dragging. Ultimately, the time comes when both Lawrence and Gina must make crucial decisions, with not only their own future but also the future of humankind in the balance. Written by Richard Curtis of Four Weddings and a Funeral fame, The Girl in the Café first aired on June 25, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Paul Ritter - Robert; Wolf Kahler - Herr Gerhardt; Louisa Bojesen - CNBC Newscaster; Philippe De Grossouvre - French Senior Advisor; Martin McDougall - American Senior Advisor; Christian Pedersen - German Senior Advisor; Toshie Ogura - Japanese Delegate; Madeleine Potter - American Finance Minister; Peter Rnic - Russian Finance Minister; Ken Stott - Chancellor of the Exchequer; Alyshia Westlake - Canadian Delegate; Marit Kile - Waitress; Fran Purcell - Secretary; Simon Wilson - Journalist; Damon Younger - Hotel Receptionist; Federico Zanni - Italian Waiter; Richard Curtis
Credit
Fiona Weir - Casting, David Yates - Director, Mark Day - Editor, Richard Curtis - Executive Producer, Paul Abbott - Executive Producer, Julie Gardner - Executive Producer, Julie Fardner - Executive Producer, Chris Thompson - Line Producer, Nicholas Hooper - Composer (Music Score), Candida Otton - Production Designer, Chris Seager - Cinematographer, Hilary Bevan Jones - Producer, Candida Otton - Producer, Richard Curtis - Screenwriter
