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Out of Rosenheim (1987)

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Overview

Director:
Percy Adlon
Writers:
Eleonore Adlon (writer)
Percy Adlon (writer)
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Release Date:
22 April 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Stuck between a rock and a hot plate. more
Plot:
Out of Rosenheim (Bagdad Café) is a look into the minds and lives of some people most of us have met but few of us know much about... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Desert | Magic | Painting | Restaurant | Road more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 12 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Magic in the desert and music by Bach more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)
Marianne Sägebrecht ... Jasmin Münchgstettner

CCH Pounder ... Brenda

Jack Palance ... Rudi Cox
Christine Kaufmann ... Debby

Monica Calhoun ... Phyllis
Darron Flagg ... Salomo
George Aguilar ... Cahuenga
G. Smokey Campbell ... Sal
Hans Stadlbauer ... Münchgstettner
Alan S. Craig ... Eric
Apesanahkwat ... Sheriff Arnie
Ronald Lee Jarvis ... Trucker Ron
Mark Daneri ... Trucker Mark
Ray Young ... Trucker Ray
Gary Lee Davis ... Trucker Gary
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bagdad Cafe (USA)
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Runtime:
95 min | Germany:108 min
Country:
West Germany | USA
Language:
English | German
Colour:
Colour (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Filming Locations:
Bagdad, California, USA more
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Trivia:
The shadow of the camera crew is (deliberately) visible while the credits for the cinematographer are on the screen. more
Quotes:
Brenda: Don't tell me that was it, Arnie! I mean, you gotta be kidding! That what I had you come up here for? I don't believe it! I mean she, she shows up outta nowhere without a car, without a map. She ain't got nothing but a suitcase filled with men's clothing. How come? How come she act so funny like she was gonna stay here forever? And with no clothes?! No! I don't like it! It don't make no sense at all! No, no, no, no, no! It don't make no sense! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Solkongen (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Calliope more

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17 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
Magic in the desert and music by Bach, 3 January 2006
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Author: jotix100 from New York

"Out of Rosenheim" is a film about how the kind Jasmin touches the lives of other people that at first disdain her. In fact, Jasmin is an angel that happens to come to the help of the poor people at the seedy motel and cafe because she perceives beauty where there is ugliness, hope where there was despair and turns everyone around to appreciate her for what she contributes to enhance their lives.

Percy Adlon, who is an original filmmaker, scored a big success with this simple film that, judging by some negative responses to this forum, can either make the viewer love it for its subtle charm, or just be perplexed because there is no action. Yet, Mr. Adlon, writing with his wife, Eleonor and Christopher Doherty, created a film that will stay in the viewer's mind for some time to come.

As the film opens, we watch Jasmin and her husband taking a break in their journey through the desert. As they quarrel, Jasmin decides to leave him and gets her suitcase out of the trunk to walk along the solitary highway to find a place where to rest. Before that, we have seen a strange sort of mirage in the desert horizon where two surreal lights are seen through some mist. Those lights seem to guide Jasmin as to what route to take in order to continue her journey, or maybe she is just an angel with a mission, as the film continues.

As Jasmin arrives at the seedy cafe that is next to the motel, she encounters a hostile Brenda, a black woman who is struggling to make the cafe and motel work with little success. Jasmin is given a room, but being suspicious, Brenda calls the local sheriff to investigate what is she doing at her place, but since there is nothing wrong, Brenda can't do anything.

Jasmin upon discovering the cleaning tools in her room gets an inspiration to continue to straighten the rest of the place. She goes and cleans Brenda's office, which is in a state of chaos. When Brenda gets back, she is horrified watching the confusion she left behind has been turned into a neater place where to conduct business. She can't concede the fact to Jasmin, who she still considers an unwelcome guest that has overstayed and has committed the ultimate sin of making Brenda aware of the messy state of her place and her life.

When Jasmin discovers in her husband's suitcase a kit about learning magic, she begins to practice the different tricks that she shows the others in the cafe. Rudi Cox, the strange man living in a trailer in the property, is a painter; he decides he wants to paint Jasmin and little by little he discovers the beauty of his subject who seems to radiate it from inside her soul.

The film owes a great deal of gratitude to Marianne Sagebrecht, one of the most accomplished actresses from Germany who is an asset to anything where she is cast. Ms. Sagebrecht steals the film because of the luminosity she projects; she seems to cast an aura that others see and are instantly won over by her kindness and her generosity.

CCH Pounder, makes a good contribution to the film. Her Brenda is at the beginning harsh, curt and just plain nasty because the way life has treated her. Jack Palance doesn't have much of a role to play, but his chemistry with Ms. Sagebrecht makes a sweet distraction for the movie.

"Out of Rosenheim" is a film in which nothing seems to happen, yet it is packed with a powerful message that comes across as one watches it. Percy Adlon and his star, Marianne Sagebrecht, made a timeless film that will survive the passage of time.

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