"Bagdad Cafe" A story of the "heart" shown by a "coffee machine that needs repair"

The color sense of up-and-coming German director Percy Adlon

The first scene that appears is a deserted American desert landscape. A middle-aged man and woman who appear to be tourists are traveling in a car, but the relationship between the two is strained and they get into a heated argument. The man then drives away, leaving the woman alone. Yasmine, a huge heroine, is left alone in the desert with no one. Although the sun is beating down fiercely, she is wearing a brown suit and is pulling a heavy trunk. My shoes were stuck in the dirt, and I couldn't even walk. Still, I have no choice but to move forward.

How can a troubled traveler get out of his current predicament? From the opening scene, you are immediately drawn into the world of the movie.

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Eventually, I arrived at a shop, Bagdad Cafe. Yasmin meets Brenda, the owner. When they meet for the first time, Yasmin wipes her sweat and Brenda wipes away her tears. The gestures of the two of them somehow invite some lighthearted laughter.

Yasmin is staying at a motel next to a cafe, and her office desk is covered in dust. One day, when Yasmine cleans the cafe, the cafe's appearance changes and she becomes closer to Brenda. When Yasmin starts doing magic tricks, she suddenly becomes popular with customers and the store becomes very prosperous. However, foreigners are not legally allowed to work and are forced to return home.

The script was written by the director himself and his wife Eleanore Adlon, who also produced it, and was originally titled Lost and Found. The literal meaning is ``lost and found'', but it probably also has the meaning of ``loss and rebirth.'' This is because the movie is a story of two heroines finding the true spark of life after disappointment and confusion. The title of the script eventually changed to "Out of Rosenheim." This is because Yasmin comes from the German town of Rosenheim. In the end, it seems that the current title was finally adopted.

When the director visited Baghdad in the United States to get ideas for the film, there were only a few trees and a gas station there. Seeing the desolate land, he thought about how the film would develop, and the art director made three suggestions for the film: ``Build a water tower'' and ``Add a roof to the water station.'' ” “Putting neon Signs on motels.” That idea certainly gives the movie a unique atmosphere.

"Bagdad Cafe" (C) 1987 / Pelemele Film GmbH - Pro-ject Filmproduktion im Filmverlag der Autoren GmbH & Co. Produktions-Kommanditgesellschaft München - Bayrischer Rundfunk/BR - hr Hessischer Rundfunk.

Also, regarding the color tone of the film, I was conscious of Dali's paintings and used what the director calls a ``mysterious greenish yellow color'' as a motif. When he actually visited the land, the impression of the colors was gray, but the director incorporated realistic emotions into the drama, consciously manipulated the colors, and used warm colors to create a feeling that was imaginary. Drawing out the world.

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