Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.8/10   

Director:

Jim Jarmusch

Guionista:

Jim Jarmusch (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

12 marzo 2004 (Italy)

Género:

Comedia | Música | Drama

Plot:

A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.

Plot Keywords:

Coffee | Cigarette | Smoking | Drink In Title | Waiter

Premios:

1 win & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

It's easy to dip into coffee and cigarettes and meet all the characters but you might get a bit bored by some of their conversations.

Reparto

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 / Kitchen Guy (segment "Twins / Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil")
Steve Buscemi	...	Waiter (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") (as Joe Rigano)
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 (segment "No Problem")
Isaach De Bankolé	...	Isaach (segment "No Problem")
Cate Blanchett	...	Cate / Shelly (segment "Cousins")

También conocida como:

Café y cigarrillos (Argentina) [es]
Coffee and Cigarettes (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Duración:

95 min

País:

USA | Japan | Italy

Idioma:

Inglés | Francés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Clasificación:

Mexico:B | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15 | USA:R

Compañía:

Asmik Ace Entertainment

Trivialidades:

In the "Delirium" segment, RZA is wearing a cap that says "Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai". Jim Jarmusch directed Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) too, and RZA produced the soundtrack for it.

Errores:

Continuidad: The page showing in Renée's weapon magazine varies between shots, even when she isn't turning the pages.

Citas:

GZA: Bill Groundhog-Day, Ghostbustin'-ass Murray!

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Excavating Taylor Mead (2005)

Banda de Sonido:

Louie Louie

It's easy to dip into coffee and cigarettes and meet all the characters but you might get a bit bored by some of their conversations.

In all honesty I just wanted to watch this movie to see Iggy Pop, Tom Waites, The White stripes and Bill Murray. I was tempted to fast forward all the other vignettes to get to the ones with these characters in but thankfully I never or I would never have seen 'cousins?' -- Alfred Molina and Steve Coogan playing themselves in an absolutely perfect portrayal of the shallow, sickening and repellent nature that comes with fame. Coogan takes the word 'scumbag' to new heights, and Molina's keenness and almost innocence which slowly turns sour is perfectly pitched. Jarmusch has managed to capture the minutia of the trappings of fame so succinctly that sometimes it's difficult to watch. It's excruciatingly embarrassing but just gorgeous and has to be seen -- several times.

Likewise with 'somewhere in California'. Iggy and Tom play themselves but you can call Iggy Jim or Jimmy or Iggy or Jiggy if you like! Tom initially opts to call him Iggy but proceeds to refer to him as Jim throughout, and so the off-kilter banter begins. It's an hilarious portrayal of two guys who obviously have a mutual respect for each other's work but don't actually know each other that well. A series of ridiculous conversations and awkward silences ensue with Iggy becoming more and more animated and expressive to over-compensate for Tom's laidback yet defensive attitude. There are some excellent one-liners and it's just great watching these two giants chew the fat, fighting their different corners and trying to keep their cool.

I also thought Cate Blanchett shone in 'cousins', playing both roles as bitter cousin/ insipid famous cousin. It's another awkward, horrible meeting between two people -- one has made it, the other hasn't, and It's plain to see there isn't much love between them. We witness a series of underhand, loaded and nasty comments all in the guise of friendship, a friendship that only exists due to family ties.

Coffee and cigarettes the movie is a bit like coffee and cigarettes the vice: you'll get a buzz that's for sure. It's is an easy watch and each vignette has its qualities but as a whole it's a bit of a cheeky movie. It gets off on the fact that it has all these fab artists starring in it which goes a long way but not far enough. But I can't stress enough that it really is worth getting this movie out for the Coogan/Molina and Pop/Waites vignettes. Both priceless and essential viewing.