TY - BOOK AU - Yates,David AU - Lesser, Anton. AU - Federico Zanni AU - Kelly Macdonald AU - Ken Stott AU - Meneka Das AU - Paul Ritter AU - Bill Nighy TI - The Girl in the Cafe AV - DVD 002851 PY - 2005/// CY - UK, USA PB - BBC Wales KW - Drama KW - Romance KW - Comedy N1 - Lawrence (Nighy), an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina (Macdonald), an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bond is tested by Lawrence's professional obligations; Richard Curtis N2 - A May-December comedy becomes a political drama. Lawrence, a spindly, self-effacing civil servant, is a senior researcher for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, preparing for a G-8 summit that will determine the scope of the world's effort to reduce extreme poverty. In a crowded café, he chats awkwardly with Gina, a young Scot with time on her hands. They share a couple of meals, and he invites her to accompany him to the summit in Reykjavík. Once there, as romance blooms, Gina's past, Lawrence's work and proclivity to compromise, and the presence of ministers and presidents spur her to act UR - http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0443518/ ER -