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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
Summary: A tangled triangle. In the rural South of the early 20th century, Miss Amelia is the town eccentric, selling corn liquor and dispensing medicine. She takes in her half-sister's son, a diminutive crook-back named Lymon. He suggests...
Director:
Simon Callow
Runtime: 1 h 41 min
MPAA: PG-13
Language: English
Domestic: $ 184,890
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