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Bagdad Cafe

1987, Movie, PG, 91 mins

Bagdad Cafe: Review

An adorable oddity. Director Percy Adlon's first English-language film is set in a run-down motel in the middle of the Mojave Desert and, like his earlier art-house hit SUGARBABY, stars the uniquely talented Marianne Sagebrecht. Jasmin Munchgstettner (Sagebrecht), a German hausfrau, is abandoned in the desert after an argument with her husband. After wandering for some time under the scorching sun, Jasmin checks into a dusty motel run by Brenda (CCH Pounder), a tough-talking... read more leave a comment