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A Cup of Pleasure in film making that scored high with me because of its thoughtful humor, wonderful acting, crisp black and white film work, and commentary on the problems of young men fitting into a modern world. No slapstick comedy here. No raunchy jokes like we get in films made and about young people. The comedy is underplayed. The dialog is sharp and meaningful. I read that this is the film makers first effort. That in itself is amazing since the movie shows such maturity in the craft. I hope that there will be more films coming from the people who made this one. Who said that the Germans don't have a sense of humor. I thing that changing the title from Oh Boy to A Cup of Coffee in Berlin was a good move.

This French farce was given an unfortunate title, but that seem to me to be the only thing wrong with this entertaining, well-acted farce of an energetic character who happens to be black positively affecting the life of a handicapped white man who happens to be sickeningly wealthy. It's a terrible mistake to look at this picture as an unfortunate stereotype of racial relations as some professional critics have done. I wonder what would be said if the black character was cast as Arabic, which was the actual situation on which the story is based. And wouldn't it be peculiar to see an Arab participating in some of the antics that Mr. Sy, the wonderful actor from Senegal performs. His performance is outstanding, and one of the best comedic performances of the year. There is talk of remaking this in English. Please don't do that.