Photo by: United Artists/ MGM
“Coffee and Cigarettes” is an artsy and comedic series of vignettes that suddenly make sense at the end of the film.
Each vignette is comprised of two or three people that sit in a cafCB) drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
A few of the actors/musicians in the film play themselves, while most play specific roles.
The characters just sit and discuss random topics such as caffeine popsicles, how coffee and cigarettes are not a healthy lunch, and Paris in the 1920s.
Each vignette has its own title and own subject that continues throughout the film.
There are 11 vignettes in all, each with a storyline, problem and solution.
The film is in black and white to represent coffee and cigarettes.
This United Artists film is written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, who lives and works in New York.
Some of his other films include “Permanent Vacation,” “Down by Law,” “Mystery Train,” “Night on Earth,” “Year of the Horse” and “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.”
The movie is produced by Joana Vicente and Jason Kliot. Some of their other films include “The Guys,” “Three Seasons” and “Down To You.”
The cast includes Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Bill Murray, Steve Buscemi, Alfred Molina, Cate Blanchett, Iggy Pop, Jack White, Meg White, Joie Lee, CinquCB) Lee, Tom Waits, Joe Rigano, Vinny Vella, Vinny Vella Jr., RenCB)e French, E.J. Rodriguez, Alex Descas, Isaach de BankolCB), Steve Coogan, GZA, RZA, Bill Rice and Taylor Mead.
The film made its world premier at the Venice International Film Festival and then traveled to Toronto International Film Festival for a sold-out screening.
This movie is funny, not in a laugh out loud way, but a clever and smart way.
It is the type of film that is about nothing and everything at the same time.
Even though it seems as though the movie might not really go anywhere because of its mellow plot, it is sure to keep anyone’s attention.
The topics the characters talk about are so out of the blue and funny just because no one else would have thought of them.
With a cast of amazing and eccentric actors and musicians, Jarmusch could not go wrong.
“Coffee and Cigarettes” opens May 28.
