Movie Review of Girl in the Cafe
The film ‘The Girl in the Café’ is a television drama from the United Kingdom. It was produced by Hilary Jones, written by Richard Curtis and directed by David Yates. The film was produced by Tightrope Pictures an independent production company. Furthermore, the film premiered in the United Kingdom, in the year 2005, in the month of June. Later on, it was shown in the United States on cable television.
The film is about the lives of Gina (Kelly MacDonald) and Lawrence (Bill Nighy). Lawrence works in the civil service in the Chancellor of Exchequer’s office. Later on during his usual rounds, he decides to go to a café and there he meets his future love Gina. She is a young woman who is extremely outspoken about issues that concern improving the world. The romance that exists between Gina and Lawrence is quite improbable because they seem to be from different worlds. Firstly, Lawrence and Gina are working for different causes and in the real world; this is likely to cause a strain on their relationship. Furthermore, it is claimed that their relationship is a marriage of two opposites as well as that of different worlds. It is evident that Gina is interested in issues that will benefit mankind, while Lawrence does not. He is in a position to influence his superiors attending the G8 meeting, but he finds it to be quite difficult.
Love is often a strong emotion that makes people come together in order to share each other’s feelings. In this case, the attraction between Lawrence and Gina brings them together and they form a union. At first, Lawrence only did as was expected by his superiors and did not dare to challenge them. Even if he knew that he could persuade them and make them help those in need, he chose not to. However, upon meeting Gina and falling in love with her, Lawrence starts sharing the same views as her. He even goes to the extent of supporting Gina’s cause concerning helping African countries. Despite the fact that he risks losing his job; he does seem to deter from assisting Gina in any way possible. The thing that unites them is love because it has made them have a connection as well as a bond that cannot be broken easily. Love has made them want to do things that they would not have if they were not a couple. They were able to succeed because their love made them strong and even the other people who doubted them changed their perception.
The love between Gina and Lawrence has benefited different people in various ways. They were able to advocate for issues that would benefit others rather than themselves. This shows that that their love was extremely selfless as they were interested in improving the lives of others. Fair Trade and poverty were some of the issues that they were advocating for. They believed that it was not fair for people especially in Africa to suffer, yet the G8 leaders could address the issue. To add on, they also benefited because they became more attached to each other. It then became possible for them to achieve their goals as they had the same interests. Indeed, the Girl in the Café is a remarkable film that highlights the power of love.
