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    The Automat is a 2021 American documentary directed and produced by Lisa Hurwitz and written by Michael Levine. It is about the automats once operated by Horn & Hardart. It features an original song by Mel Brooks. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2021.

  2. Sep 22, 2022 · The Automat: Directed by Lisa Hurwitz. With Mel Brooks, John W. Romas, Carl Reiner, Krystyna Romas. Documentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.

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    • Lisa Hurwitz
    • 2022-09-22
  3. The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.

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  5. Mar 25, 2022 · The movie shows why the Automat was Depression-proof but details the social changes that wound up dooming the place. Edwin Daly recalls how his father nearly had a breakdown after arriving at the painful but necessary decision to raise the price of a cup of coffee from one nickel to two. Daly also practically rages that after 1960 the company ...

  6. Sep 2, 2021 · The first surprising fact that the film reveals is that Automats did not originate in New York. They started in Philadelphia, a brainchild of Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart.

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  8. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review The Med City Movie Guy R For most of the 20th century the automat, a diner-setting fitted only with food vending windows, was a ...

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