The Ballad of the Sad Cafe was released on April 25, 1991.

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe was directed by Simon Callow.

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe has a runtime of 1h 41m.

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe was produced by Ismail Merchant.

A tangled triangle. In the rural South of the early 20th century, Miss Amelia is the town eccentric, selling corn liquor and dispensing medicine. She takes in her half-sister's son, a diminutive crook-back named Lymon. He suggests they open a café in the downstairs of her large house. Marvin Macy gets out of prison and returns to town; turns out he was married to Amelia but it wasn't consummated. He pleaded, then got angry. Is he back for revenge? Eventually, Amelia and Marvin stage a no-holds-barred fight in the café. Lymon's complicated response to Marvin and to Cousin Amelia figures in the resolution.

The key characters in The Ballad of the Sad Cafe are Miss Amelia (Vanessa Redgrave), Marvin Macy (Keith Carradine), Cousin Lymon (Cork Hubbert).

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe is rated PG-13.

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe is a Drama, Mystery, Romance film.

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10.

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe has made $185K at the box office.