Café Society

Anyone who is anyone will be seen at Café Society.


Café Society
A young man arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry. There, he falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age. Allen seems to stay behind the camera this time around.

95 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Violence).
Comedy, Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Jeannie Berlin, Steve Carell, Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively, Parker Posey, Kirsten Stewart, Corey Stoll, Ken Stott
Director
Woody Allen
ScreenplayWoody Allen
CinematographyVittorio Storaro
EditingAlisa Lepselter
Sound formats
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2016
Produced byFilmNation Entertainment, Gravier Productions, Perdido Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageNone
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNo blood-letting, contextual, mild to moderate, fairly infrequent.
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated PG-13 for some violence, a drug reference, suggestive material and smoking
Runtime96
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
3
Violence
4
Blood / Gore / Gross
3
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
3
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
5
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
2
Jump Scenes
2
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
13 +
Positive messages
2
Positive role models
2
Violence
3
Sex
2
Language
2
Consumerism
1
Drinking, drugs, smoking
2

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconAllen leaves too many questions unanswered.
10
Die Burger
Herman Lategan quote iconDie poppe dans in díe Allen-rolprent.
10
Cape Times
Todd McCarthy quote iconExquisite amberlight.
10
ScreenIt
Jim Judy quote iconOverall it&rquot;s an okay offering, but rather than go out with a bang, it concludes with a dismayed whimper and what seems like a tease for Cafe Society 2.
10
Metacritic.com
37 critics
13
Rottentomatoes critics
176 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon Café Society&rquot;s lovely visuals and charming performances round out a lightweight late-period Allen comedy whose genuine pleasures offset its amiable predictability.
14
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
12
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconSweetly cynical Woody Allen romcom has some edge.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
62 users
15
Rottentomatoes users
10746 users
13
Internet
19300 Netizens quote iconIt was a very romantic look at a moment in time.
14

Average .. 60%

12

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