- Release Date: 1988
- Runtime: 95 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Marianne Sägebrecht, CCH Pounder, Jack Palance, Christine Kaufmann ... see all
- Director: Percy Adlon
- 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. This movie... Read more
User Reviews
Magic in the desert and music by Bach
Jan 03, 2006
jotix100 - imdb.com
Jan 03, 2006jotix100 - imdb.com
"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... Full review
Brilliant character drama - a tiny masterpiece even.
Oct 17, 2004
Peter Hayes - imdb.com
Oct 17, 2004Peter Hayes - imdb.com
A overweight German tourist is dumped in the middle of nowhere by her angry husband and puts in motion a set of unlikely comic and touching events.Here in the Internet age we can do a lot of good work digging... Full review
A movie that works without being able to explain why
May 27, 2004
gusdawg78-1 - imdb.com
May 27, 2004gusdawg78-1 - imdb.com
Years ago while living in another state, I was bored and went to the local "mom and pop" video store to find something to pass the time. The proprietor asked me what type of movie I preferred. I responded that... Full review
I never wanted to leave...
Aug 22, 2003
simonrosenbaum - imdb.com
Aug 22, 2003simonrosenbaum - imdb.com
I sat down and watched this in a rather distressed state having had a trying day. After a few minutes into the film my mood changed as I became immersed into this strange tale of a harassed owner of a... Full review
Mesmerizing Cafe, Mesmerizing Movie
Apr 09, 2003
calm - imdb.com
Apr 09, 2003calm - imdb.com
When this film first started, my first thoughts were to turn to something else because Bagdad Cafe was not what I thought it would be. The movie guide said it was about a large women who brings change to another... Full review
Long Overdue Comments
Feb 16, 2003
Greg - imdb.com
Feb 16, 2003Greg - imdb.com
Bagdad Cafe has been one of my favorite films since I first saw it back in the late '80s. Like so many others who have commented on this film before me, as the film began, I too wondered how long... Full review
Amazing!
Dec 25, 2002
Neal Thompson - imdb.com
Dec 25, 2002Neal Thompson - imdb.com
I watched this because C.C.H. Pounder is one of my favorites. 1 minute in I thought...'why am I watching this?' Three minutes in I was so hooked I watched it twice. One of my favorite Jack Palance performances. Pounder is... Full review
A film worth seeing.
Sep 10, 2002
cmyklefty - imdb.com
Sep 10, 2002cmyklefty - imdb.com
A German woman had a fight with her husband and left her on the outside a motel in the middle of the desert. She meets colorful characters along like motel owner and a former Hollywood artist. Usually the plot make... Full review
This movie is a gem.
Feb 23, 2001
David Hoffman - imdb.com
Feb 23, 2001David Hoffman - imdb.com
Bagdad Café is an atypical feel-good film with a great deal to say about human relationships and the impact one person can have on others. The offbeat characters who have virtually no past history-and none is needed-interact naturally and wonderfully.... Full review
A desert gem
Apr 29, 1999
DeeDee-10 - imdb.com
Apr 29, 1999DeeDee-10 - imdb.com
This is a love story. And in this film magical love comes to the Bagdad Cafe in the form of Jasmin, who brings meaning and purpose to the lives of the small group of people who surround her: the painter... Full review
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