Viva Les Amis (2005)
0h 49m | PG-13
Viva Les Amis looks at one local café as an example of a national trend: The loss of the mom and pop shop. The film explores the 27 year history of Les Amis Café – a sidewalk café that served almost three decades of eclectic customers and staff. Through the eyes of Newman Stribling, once manager of Les Amis Café, now cab driver, the film delves into the long history of Les Amis, and reveals the present: Les Amis Café replaced by a Starbucks.
Director: Nancy Higgins
Studio: Strike Productions
Genre: Documentary
Video: 720p
Cast
Newman Stribling
as Self
Richard Linklater
as Self
Lee Daniel
as Self
Kim Krizan
as Self (Archive Footage)
D. Montgomery
as Self (Archive Footage)
Chris Dunlap
as Self