The Ballad of the Sad Café (film)
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The Ballad of the Sad Café is a 1991 Southern Gothic drama film directed by Simon Callow in his directorial debut,[4] and starring Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, and Rod Steiger. Its plot follows Amelia, a moonshiner in rural 1930s Georgia whose lonely life is interrupted by the arrival of two men: First, her long-lost cousin, and later, her former husband recently released from prison.
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Directed by | Simon Callow |
Written by | Michael Hirst |
Based on | The Ballad of the Sad Café by Carson McCullers The Ballad of the Sad Café by Edward Albee |
Produced by | Ismail Merchant |
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Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
Edited by | Andrew Marcus |
Music by | Richard Robbins |
Distributed by | Angelika Films[1] |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Countries | United States[2] Canada[2] |
Language | English |
Budget | $3.5 million[3] |
Box office | $200,000 (US)[3] |
A co-production between the United States and Canada, the film's screenplay was written by Michael Hirst, adapted from the Edward Albee play, which in turn was based on a novella in a collection of short stories of the same title by American writer Carson McCullers. The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.[5]