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What a bizarrely Gr8 movie this is...Desert Delight...
"Bagdad Cafe" is full of so much magic missing in all of our everyday lives.
I didn't get what was happening until I saw it for a second time.!!
It turns out that Jasmine (Marianne Sagebrecht) was a space alien.
Her male friend, who couldn't figure out forward or reverse in the car, was also one...
She accidentally got the wrong suitcase when they broke up, and that's why she had the Leaderhosen and other male clothes in her room.

The picture of the "space ships" were drawn by Jack Palance and were hanging in her motel room.
She thought she was in Bagdad, Saudi Arabia.
That's why she asked Brenda "is this all there is ? "...
She started out in Africa (1 sec flash back of her standing in the Aborigine boiling pot).
She thought Brenda(CCH Pounder) was more of the same.
Her two "powers" were making harmony & levitation.
That's why she had to have everything neat.
And why the tattoo lady left saying that there was "too much harmony ".
Then the cafe gave magic show performances drawing up to 36 big rigs.
When Palance proposed her last words were "I'll have to check with Brenda... " because Brenda had become her best friend and she didn't want to break up the harmony.

【Marianne Sagebrecht】Bagdad Cafe
May Inspire Radical Life Transformations

What makes this movie wonderful is its complete lack of concern for all of the typical movie elements.
The characters are real, warts and all, the dialogue terse & uncomfortable at times.
The camera work is inspired & bizarre, with quick flashes back to previous shots and strange filters applied.
The music - ah the music - floats above all of it, with the haunting cry of the title song ringing in everyone's ears by the end..
The haunting soundtrack and distinct visual style add to the mood presented by the script.
Certainly keeps one thinking..

You are completely taken by these characters, and if you're not you are emotionally disconnected...
...Because they are all, Jasmin especially , completely unprepossessing & sympathetic..
I won't spoil it for you anymore..
..When you're feeling like a quirky but wonderful movie experience, sit down with Bagdad Cafe..and your money back if you're not the least bit satisfied by the end..

Never fear, happiness will prevail in this SWEET story and all will turn out for the best.!!
This is a wonderful movie to rent for a family evening at home.
Older children will enjoy it as much as adults.
And the beautiful, Rubenesque Marianne Sagebrecht is a delight to look at and to watch with her subtle performance as Jasmin.
But everyone is gr8 in this movie and I recommend it highly.
If you enjoy Marianne Sagebrecht in "Bagdad Cafe " then check out "Rosalie Goes Shopping" as well.


The Lady who fell to Earth...