In July 2020, I watched the movie Café Society again on DVD. I did it for the first time in June, which was the first time that I had watched a Woody Allen film at a theater. At that time, I was kind of in another world because the movie reminded me of his other films and some of my personal memories, so I had wanted to watch it again. That was why I rented the DVD of it.
The story follows the main character named Bobby who falls in love in a woman, is turned down by her after a while and nevertheless continues to love her.
Jesse Eisenberg played well as Bobby. I firstly watched Eisenberg in The Squid and the Whale. The presence of the young Eisenberg uniquely speaking left me a deep impression at that time. Then I was fascinated by his characteristic aura in The Social Network. Kristen Stewart acting Bobby's girl friend had costarred with Eisenberg twice before that. Honestly, I was not so impressed by her but at least I thought that she was beautiful.
Bobby's romance in it is common in the real world, so people with certain experiences would have resembling memories like that and they could easily understand Bobby's feelings easily. I think that memories of unforgettable women are all beautiful.
Although the story of his romance is just good, yet I think that the movie is worth watching thanks to the script and direction by Woody Allen. I do not like romances so much but I love some of them, such as When Harry Met Sally... and Serendipity. I believe that how good each drama and romance movie is depends on its script and direction.
Woody Allen might be made to retire due to the aftermath of the "Me Too" campaign. He is 83 years old now, so it might be about time, however, I feel kind of complicated about it because I would like to watch Allen's new film following his latest one, A Rainy Day in New York, which was fantastic. I hope that some movie theaters would play Allen's old movies like Annie Hall and Hannah and Her Sisters in commemoration should he retire.
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