NAMES IN THE NEWS : ‘Ballad of Sad Cafe’ Picks Texas
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SPICEWOOD, Tex. — A slice of the West will become the South--at least for a time--for an upcoming Vanessa Redgrave movie.
The little town northwest of Austin is being transformed in a small Southern town in the 1930s for filming of the movie “Ballad of Sad Cafe.” Much of the town is owned by singer Willie Nelson.
Shooting is set to begin next week on the film, starring Redgrave and directed by Simon Callow, an actor who played Antonio Salieri in the London stage version of “Amadeus.”
The film company has put out a call trying to locate a full suite of Victorian furniture to lend authenticity to the film, according to Texas Film Commission officials.
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