Coffee and Cigarettes
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Directed by | Jim Jarmusch |
Written by | Jim Jarmusch |
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Production company | MGM Distribution Co. |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Countries | USA, Japan, Italy |
Languages | English French |
Box office | $7.9 million[1] |
Coffee and Cigarettes is the title of three short films and a 2003 feature-length anthology film by independent film director Jim Jarmusch. The feature film consists of 11 short stories which share coffee and cigarettes as a common thread, and includes the earlier three short films.
Themes
The film is composed of a
Plot segments
The eleven segments that make up the film are as follows:
Strange to Meet You
This is the original 1986 short Coffee and Cigarettes with
Twins
Originally the 1989 short Coffee and Cigarettes, Memphis Version – aka Coffee and Cigarettes II – this segment features Joie Lee and Cinqué Lee as the titular twins and Steve Buscemi as Danny the barman who expounds on his theory on Elvis Presley's evil twin. The scene also features a recounting of the urban legend that Elvis Presley made racist comments about African Americans during a magazine interview.[2]
Cinqué Lee also appears in "Jack Shows Meg his Tesla Coil" later in the film.
Somewhere in California
Filmed in 1993 as the short Coffee and Cigarettes - Somewhere in California, and won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.[3] In this segment musicians Iggy Pop and Tom Waits smoke cigarettes to celebrate that they quit smoking, drink some coffee and make awkward conversation. At various points each musician remarks that the other is not on the jukebox, though Iggy Pop's music can be heard on a jukebox in another segment later in the film.
Those Things'll Kill Ya
Joseph Rigano and Vinny Vella have a conversation over coffee about the dangers of smoking. The silent Vinny Vella Jr. also appears to beg his father for money, which is given in exchange for affection, which is not provided.
Renée
Renée French (played by herself) drinks coffee while looking through a gun magazine. E. J. Rodríguez plays the waiter, who is eager to be of service. He initially approaches her to serve more coffee, to which she reacts by saying "I had the right color, right temperature, it was just right". After that, he comes back several times, hesitates, and leaves. He seems intent on striking up a conversation with her.
No Problem
Cousins
Cate Blanchett plays herself and a fictional and non-famous cousin named Shelly, whom she meets over some coffee in the lounge of a hotel. There is no smoking in the lounge, as the waiter informs Shelly (but not until Cate is gone). Shelly tells Cate about her boyfriend, Lee, who is in a band. She describes the music style as hard industrial, similar to the band Iggy describes. Cate tells Shelly she looks forward to meeting "Lou" someday. Cate is made to feel awkward and uncomfortable by Shelly's constant envious remarks about how she perceives Cate's life and attitude.
Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil
Features
Cousins?
British actors Alfred Molina and Steve Coogan have a conversation over some tea. (Coogan offers Molina a French cigarette, but Molina saves his for later.) Molina is a very enthusiastic fan of Coogan's, who contrarily is very uninterested at their meeting and barely manages to hide this. Molina excitedly shares with him research he came across, learning that they are distant cousins, and proposes a friendship or show business project to capitalize on this. Steve Coogan still remains evasive, lightening up only when an attractive female fan recognizes him. He later tries to make up excuses to keep from ever having to hear from Alfred Molina again, and then clumsily tries to reverse this when he overhears Molina get a call from good friend Spike Jonze. But it is too late and Molina, disappointed, leaves Coogan with the bill. Although the scene is set in LA, the segment was actually shot in Brooklyn at Galapagos, Williamsburg.
Delirium
Hip-hop artists (and cousins)
Champagne
William "Bill" Rice and Taylor Mead spend their coffee break having a nostalgic conversation, whilst Janet Baker singing "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen" from Mahler's Rückert-Lieder appears from nowhere. William Rice repeats Jack White's line, "Nikola Tesla perceived the earth as a conductor of acoustical resonance." It is possible to interpret the relevance of this line to the constant recurrent themes throughout the seemingly unconnected segments.
Reception
Several reviewers have praised the film's handling of the relationship between celebrities and fame.[4][5]
William Thomas of
Roger Ebert commended the film's tempo writing that "none of these 11 vignettes overstays its welcome, although a few seem to lose their way".[7]
Philip French of The Guardian provided a more critical review. He noted that "four or five are duds. Three, however, in which people appear as versions of themselves, are outstanding. Iggy Pop meeting Tom Waits; Cate Blanchett (in both roles) having a reunion with an envious cousin; Alfred Molina taking tea with Steve Coogan in Hollywood".[8]
On the review aggregator website
Accolades
Award | Date | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Jeonju International Film Festival | May 2, 2004 | Audience Award | Coffee and Cigarettes | Won | [11] |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 11, 2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Cate Blanchett (also for The Aviator) | Runner-up | [12] |
National Society of Film Critics | January 9, 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | Runner-up | [13] | |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | February 20, 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [14] | |
Independent Spirit Awards | February 26, 2005 | Best Supporting Female | Cate Blanchett | Nominated | [15] |
Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film | March 20, 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [16] | |
Best Supporting Actor | Alfred Molina | Nominated | |||
Best Cast | Coffee and Cigarettes | Nominated | |||
Russian National Movie Awards | 2005 | Best Independent Movie | Nominated | [17] | |
Sun in a Net Awards | 2006 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated | [18] |
Soundtrack
- Louie Louie - Written by Richard Berry - Performed by Richard Berry & The Pharaohs
- Saw Sage - Written by Tom Waits / Ron Waters/ D. Devore / Tom Nunn / B. Hopkin - Performed by C-SIDE / Tom Waits
- Serenade to Nalani - Written & Performed by Jerry Byrd
- Lonesome Road - Written by Doug Wood
- Ich Bin der Welt Abhanden Gekommen (I Have Lost Track of the World) - Composed by Gustav Mahler - Lyrics by Friedrich Rückert - Performed by Janet Baker and The New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Paauau Waltz - Written by John U. Iosepa - Performed by Jerry Byrd
- Hanalei Moon - Written by Bob Nelson - Performed by Jerry Byrd
- Baden-Baden - Written by Milt Jackson and Ray Brown (as Raymond M. Brown) - Performed by Modern Jazz Quartet
- Crimson and Clover - Written by The Shondells
- Down on the Street - Written by Iggy Pop / Ron Asheton / Scott Asheton / David Alexander - Performed by The Stooges
- Nimblefoot Ska - Written by Coxsone Dodd - Performed by The Skatalites
- Set Back (Just Cool) - Written by Coxsone Dodd - Performed by Roland Alphonso and Carol McLaughlin
- Streets of Gold - Written by Coxsone Dodd - Performed by Roland Alphonso and the Soul Vendors
- Enna Bella - Written by Eric Morris, Coxsone Dodd - Performed by Eric "Monty" Morris
- A Joyful Process - Written by George Clinton and Bernie Worrell - Performed by Funkadelic
- Fantazias for the Viols - Written by Henry Purcell - Performed by Fretwork
- Nappy Dugout - Written by George Clinton / Cordell Mosson / Garry Shider - Performed by Funkadelic
- Louie Louie - Written by Richard Berry - Performed by Iggy Pop[19]
See also
- List of films shot over three or more years
References
- ^ "Coffee and Cigarettes". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Guralnick, Peter (16 August 2007). "Was Elvis a racist? Let the record sing for itself". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Caro, Mark (May 28, 2004). "With 'Coffee,' Jim Jarmusch lacks for rush". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
But then 1992's "Somewhere in California," which won the Cannes Film Festival's short-film Palme D'Or, offers the delicious spectacle of [Iggy Pop] and [Tom Waits] meeting in some remote dumpy bar, with Iggy playing the shaggy, eager-to-please puppy while the edgy Waits finds ways to take constant umbrage.
- ^ Phipps, Keith (May 11, 2004). "Coffee And Cigarettes". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ "Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) |". cinema-crazed.com. August 28, 2005. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ a b "Coffee and Cigarettes". Empire. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (May 28, 2004). "Coffee and Cigarettes movie review (2004)". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ "Coffee and Cigarettes | Reviews". The Guardian. October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ "Coffee and Cigarettes". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Coffee and Cigarettes Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "JEONJU Intl. Film Festival". eng-archive.jeonjufest.kr. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ www.adam-makes-websites.com, Adam Jones-. "Awards for 2004 - LAFCA". www.lafca.net. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. ""Million Dollar" critics' group picks its 2004 baby | Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "5th Annual Award Winners". 2005-02-20. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Indiewire (2004-12-01). ""Sideways" and "Maria Full of Grace" Lead Spirit Award Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "2005, 11th Annual Awards, March 20, 2005". Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Awards ([email protected]), Georges Movie. "2005 Georges Winners". Georges Movie Awards. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Sun in a Net Awards, Slovakia (2006)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ISBN 9781780234694.
External links
- Coffee and Cigarettes at IMDb
- Coffee and Cigarettes at AllMovie