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Coffee and Cigarettes

2004 · 97 min

Like eavesdropping on quirky, meandering conversations in smoky cafes, by turns absurdly funny and quietly melancholic.

Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • identity
  • friendship
  • celebrity
Places
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Jim Jarmusch
Written by
Jim Jarmusch
Starring
Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Joie Lee, Cinqué Lee, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Joseph Rigano
Cinematography
Frederick Elmes, Ellen Kuras
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America, Italy, Japan
Languages
French, English

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