Coffee and Cigarettes

2003 1h 37m EN

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6.9

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63%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 1,094🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes●65Metacritic★7IMDB · 69,509

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Synopsis

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An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roberto Benigni
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Steven Wright
Steven (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Joie Lee
Good Twin (segment "Twins")
Cinqué Lee
Evil Twin (segment "Twins") / Kitchen Guy (segment "Jack...")
Steve Buscemi
Danny (segment "Twins")
Iggy Pop
Iggy (segment "Somewhere in California")
Tom Waits
Tom (segment "Somewhere in California")
Joseph Rigano
Joe (segment "Those Things'll Kill Ya")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writers: Jim Jarmusch
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America, Italy, Japan

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Italy, Japan.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jim Jarmusch, shot by Frederick Elmes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jim Jarmusch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Roberto Benigni and Steven Wright and Joie Lee carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0379217 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jim Jarmusch directs. Frederick Elmes behind the camera. Jim Jarmusch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Italy, Japan. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Italy, Japan.
4Directed by Jim Jarmusch, shot by Frederick Elmes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jim Jarmusch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Roberto Benigni and Steven Wright and Joie Lee carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0379217 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 21 themes, including "smoking", "cigarette", "autograph", "coffee".