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Café Society

film by Allen [2016]
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Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.
Woody Allen American director Woody Allen attending a press conference for Café Society before the opening of the 69th Cannes film festival, 2016.

Café Society is a 2016 film directed by Woody Allen. The movie follows a young New Yorker, played by Jesse Eisenberg, who moves to Los Angeles to work for his uncle, a talent agent. He becomes involved with a secretary, portrayed by Kristen Stewart, before returning to New York to help his gangster brother run a nightclub.1

The film was noted for its visually appealing depiction of Los Angeles, though it was generally considered a less significant work in Allen's filmography. It was also notable as Allen's first film shot entirely in digital. The term "café society" itself refers to people who are regular patrons of fashionable cafés.12

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