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Coffee and Cigarettes

  • 20032003
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
64K
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
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A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.
IMDb RATING
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64K
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    • Jim Jarmusch
    • Jim Jarmusch
  • Stars
    • Bill Murray
    • Tom Waits
    • Roberto Benigni
    • Jim Jarmusch
    • Jim Jarmusch
  • Stars
    • Bill Murray
    • Tom Waits
    • Roberto Benigni
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 183User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    Bill Murray, RZA, and The GZA in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
    Tom Waits and Iggy Pop in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
    Alfred Molina and Steve Coogan in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
    Jack White and Meg White in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
    Steve Buscemi, Cinqué Lee, and Joie Lee in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
    Cate Blanchett in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
    Roberto Benigni and Steven Wright in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
    Jim Jarmusch, Alfred Molina, and Steve Coogan in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
    Aidan Quinn at an event for Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
    Steve Buscemi, Jack White, and Meg White at an event for Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
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    Jim Jarmusch at an event for Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

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    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")
    Tom Waits
    Tom Waits
    • Tom (segment "Somewhere in California")
    Roberto Benigni
    Roberto Benigni
    • Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
    RZA
    RZA
    • RZA (segment "Delirium")
    Steven Wright
    Steven Wright
    • Steven (segment "Strange to Meet You")
    Joie Lee
    Joie Lee
    • Good Twin (segment "Twins")
    Cinqué Lee
    Cinqué Lee
    • Evil Twin…
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Danny (segment "Twins")
    Iggy Pop
    Iggy Pop
    • Iggy (segment "Somewhere in California")
    Joseph Rigano
    • Joe (segment "Those Things'll Kill Ya")
    • (as Joe Rigano)
    Vinny Vella
    Vinny Vella
    • Vinny (segment "Those Things'll Kill Ya")
    Vinny Vella Jr.
    • Vinny Jr. (segment "Those Things'll Kill Ya")
    Renee French
    • Renée (segment "Renée")
    • (as Renée French)
    E.J. Rodriguez
    • Waiter (segment "Renée")
    Alex Descas
    Alex Descas
    • Alex (segment "No Problem")
    Isaach De Bankolé
    Isaach De Bankolé
    • Isaach (segment "No Problem")
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Cate…
    Michael Hogan
    Michael Hogan
    • Waiter (segment "Cousins")
    • (as Mike Hogan)
      • Jim Jarmusch
      • Jim Jarmusch
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film was made over a 17-year period. The Roberto Benigni and Steven Wright segment was filmed in 1986. The Tom Waits and Iggy Pop segment was shot in 1995.
    • Goofs
      The page showing in Renee French's weapon magazine varies between shots, even when she isn't turning the pages.
    • Quotes

      Iggy: Cigarettes and coffee, man, that's a combination.

    • Crazy credits
      The credits end with a list of the historical, scientific, musical, and cinema-related figures that are mentioned or referenced throughout the film: "RESPECT TO: Nikola Tesla, Otis Blackwell, Junior Parker, Elvis Presley, Jesse Garon Presley, Lee Marvin, Henry Silva, Giant Robo, Heckle & Jeckle, Abbott & Costello, Vivienne Westwood, Spike Jonze, Spike Lee, Sam Mendes, PT Anderson, Michael Winterbottom, Harold Ramis, Gary Goldberg, Ghostface Killa, Old Dirty Bastard and the rock band Tesla...in a way..." After this list it closes with the memorial: "LONG LIVE JOE STRUMMER!"
    • Connections
      Edited from Coffee and Cigarettes (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Louie Louie
      Written by Richard Berry

      Performed by Richard Berry & The Pharoahs

      (c) 1957 Renewed EMI Longitude Music Co.

      Courtesy of Ace Records Ltd. c/o Original Sound Entertainment

    User reviews183

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    6/10
    Breezy absurdist comedy
    --Mild spoilers--

    I haven't seen a single Jarmusch before this and have no knowledge or his style whatsoever, nor have I smoked a cigarette while drinking coffee, but I enjoyed this film immensely.

    It doesn't purport to speak of grandiose themes and epic emotions, nor does it go out of its way to be deliberately offbeat and quirky; the audience has no emotional attachment to the characters and there is no plot in most of the vignettes. So what puts this film above all the pretentiously shot black-and-white art-house crap that is slugged out every year? For one thing, it is really funny. From its expressionistic colors to the dialog that proudly smacks of absurdist humor, this film is like a breeze of cool air, utterly enjoyable from the first reel to the last that does not cloy on to the heart, but is very unforgettable.

    Ultimately, its unobtrusive absurdist humor, which provokes chuckles instead of heartily laughs, serves to prove the Pinter-esquire themes of the futility of communication. We get a sense that the characters are isolated and desperately trying to touch each other through their speech but ultimately failing to do so; and yet, through their manic speech patterns and delirious pauses, what is unsaid speaks more than what is said itself. While this unconventional style of humor is often difficult to pull off as it might fast become monotonous (as evident in a recent stage production of The Caretaker that I saw), Jarmusch's deft direction with his actors (from their gestures to the way they hold their coffee cups) pushes forth the humor and carries it on steadily throughout the entire film.

    It is hard to say much about a film who has nothing much to say. As in my favorite segment, 'No Problem', the one with the two French black guys, their dialog only serves to underscore the meaningless and nothingness of communication. What is scary about it is that it is so accurate, that these type of conversations, however ridiculous and absurd when portrayed on screen, often typifies our daily conversations. It depresses me sometimes that human communication can be easily reduced to all these, and this film makes the point entirely clear.

    So it definitely comes as a relief, that as a conclusion, the relatively more heart-warming vignette with the two old guys (Champagne) was chosen. Not only does it touches lightly on the recurring 'acoustic resonance' theme, it also hints that we may in fact touch each other, through common music or through a common idea. And it just happens that that common song was 'I have Lost Track of the World' by Gustav Mahler, an amazing piece by an amazing composer that I have just recently began to love, a delightful moment which shows that although we are as disconnected at the different vignettes in the movie, it is comforting to know that we are still united in some weird cosmic way, like this forum here. And like the two old guys, after our coffee and cigarette break in which we step into an odd world that is not really unfamiliar, we would have to step back in to the real world again. But it doesn't hurt to have a little nap in between and pretend bad coffee is champagne.
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    • danielhsf
    • Feb 11, 2005

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    • Release date
      • June 11, 2004 (United States)
      • United States
      • Japan
      • Italy
      • English
      • French
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    • Production companies
      • Asmik Ace Entertainment
      • BIM Distribuzione
      • Smokescreen Inc.
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS

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