Bagdad Café

Out of Rosenheim is a feature film by German director Percy Adlon from the year 1987.

Action

Jasmin Münchgstettner from Rosenheim soars after a big row with her husband out of the car and stands alone in the desert of California. In her Loden costume with handbag and suitcase she goes to Baghdad - a small village, consisting of the rundown Baghdad Café with attached motel and gas station. Here she meets Brenda, who has sent her husband shortly before in the desert.

After here has rented a room, Jasmine has to realize that it has taken her husband's suitcase through the desert. The scattered in-room travel utensils including shaving brush and Bavarian lederhosen strengthen Brenda's reservations about jasmine. But gradually breaks the ice. Especially by Brenda's children is gradually friendship from initial distrust. They learn from each other in a process of sincere communication. In her husband's suitcase Jasmine finds a box with instructions for magic tricks, they show off a little later in Bagdad Café. After her little magic show has spread among the truckers, the café is always full and saved it. When her tourist visa expires, they must first go back to Germany. Jasmine comes but once and Rudi Cox makes her to marry him so that she can remain permanently in the United States.

Trivia

  • The film was shot in the conveniently located near Barstow located off Interstate 40 desert spots Newberry Springs, California, not in the real Baghdad ( California), which is further east along the legendary Route 66 in the Mojave Desert, south of Interstate 40 between Ludlow and Amboy. On the road maps of the AAA is not the California Baghdad recorded, but another desert town of that name, Baghdad ( Arizona).
  • At the time of filming, the Bagdad Café was still called Sidewinder and was a converted depot for feed. Today the former Sidewinder has long since taken the name from the movie.
  • The film's title is quoted in the film, as Jasmine answers the question where it comes from.
  • Jevetta Steele sings the theme song " Calling You ", 1989, a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song was awarded for Bob Telson. Retrieved from " Calling You " is also a cover version of Jeff Buckley on the live album Live at Sin - é (Legacy Edition).
  • After the film original television series Bagdad Café was filmed with Whoopi Goldberg in 1990 in the U.S., which was also broadcast in Germany.

Musical

In 2005, Percy Adlon adapted the story for the stage. First, under the international name " Baghdad Café", the musical was then renamed again due to lack of success to " Out of Rosenheim ".

Criticism

" Fairy-tale comedy about a self-liberation from the narrow-mindedness of everyday Trott and the human qualities in each one; staged funny and with great love for detail and played. "

Awards (selection)

1987 in film Screenplay Film score Bagdad, California Amboy, California American Automobile Association Bagdad (Arizona) Bavarian Film Awards
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