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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
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THE BALLAD OF THE SAD CAFE

Directed by Simon Callow
United Kingdom, 1991
Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Synopsis

Merchant Ivory’s The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, based on the novella by Carson McCullers and the play by Edward Albee, is both a grotesque black comedy and a prime slice of Southern Gothic set in a poverty-stricken rural community dominated by the curious, androgynous character of Miss Amelia.

Synopsis

Merchant Ivory’s The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, based on the novella by Carson McCullers and the play by Edward Albee, is both a grotesque black comedy and a prime slice of Southern Gothic set in a poverty-stricken rural community dominated by the curious, androgynous character of Miss Amelia.